NEW ENGLAND GOTHIC
Allen, Addison J.
Sold by The Maine Bookhouse, Oxford, ME, U.S.A.
Association Member:
AbeBooks Seller since June 23, 2004
Used - Hardcover
Condition: Used - Good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSold by The Maine Bookhouse, Oxford, ME, U.S.A.
Association Member:
AbeBooks Seller since June 23, 2004
Condition: Used - Good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basket- ORIGINAL 1960 FIRST EDITION (' First Edition' STATED)- This is NOT an ex-library book- BINDING is light gray cloth HARDCOVER with titles in black on spine; binding and text are neat, clean and solid, GOOD or better condition with NO extraneous writings or bookplates. Just light wear, hint of age toning at edges, hint of spine crack starting at front hinge, otherwise clean and solid overall. The ORIGINAL illustrated DUST JACKET has the price intact ($3.95); also generally neat, clean and bright, GOOD in new archival protector. Just hint of fading on spine, but still bright and readable. Just a few light creases and a couple tiny chips at edges and rear. Overall, a nice, SOLID COLLECTOR COPY of the ORIGINAL 1960 FIRST EDITION… an UNCOMMON 'True Crime' BOOK with a MAINE connection… a THINLY VEILED novel based on one of the STRANGEST, most SHOCKING American MURDER cases… played out in a SMALL NEW ENGLAND TOWN, the TENDERNESS of young LOVE, the REVELATION and AFTERMATH of an UNNATURAL LUST, and the BRUTAL reality of VIOLENT DEATH result in a SENSATIONAL TRIAL that reveals the wellsprings of EVIL that may CONTAMINATE even the most PEACEFUL village, the NICEST people… ADDISON J. ALLEN has written a REMARKABLE re-creation of this DOUBLE-MURDER case, with its TANGLED roots in INCEST and BLACKMAIL, that is as SHOCKING today as it was in the DEPRESSION-HAUNTED THIRTIES. . 250 pages. Overall, a nice, SOLID COLLECTOR COPY of the ORIGINAL 1960 FIRST EDITION… an UNCOMMON 'True Crime' BOOK with a MAINE connection… A treasure for the MURDER MYSTERY book collector.
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