- Seller Inventory #: 8319
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: VG/VG
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Doubleday & Company
- Place: Garden City , N.Y.
- Date published: 1952
- Keywords: 5210048, Margery Allingham, Fiction, Mystery, London, Murder Mysteries, Suspense
Garden City , N.Y.: Doubleday & Company. VG/VG. 1952. Hardcover. 13, 30. 5210048 . Bound in dark blue cloth with white lettering on the spine, this Book Club Edition is clean, straight & tight. The front lower corner is bumped and the spine ends are lightly bumped & rubbed. Pages are all clean without marks or tears. The dust jacket is clean and bright. it has some internally mended edge tears, edgewear and chipping. "Fog, thick as smoke, seeped through the twisted streets of London. Lurking somewhere in it, crouching to spring-to-kill, was a completely evil man: the Tiger", from dj. ; Book Club Edition; 8-1/2" x 5-3/4"; 254 pages .
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
dust jacket : A protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
book club edition : A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the overall quality of the book's materials is lower than the same book as printed by a traditional publishing house.
chipping : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
bumped : Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light bending.
VG/VG : Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB Bookman's Weekly).
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
