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Book itself about VG, bumped at corners, dust soiled top page edges, pages tan from age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forked Road Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43514199376012,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4355\/8540\/files\/IMG_9386.jpg?v=1730835017"},{"product_id":"sybille-bedford-the-trial-of-dr-adams","title":"Sybille Bedford - The Trial of Dr. Adams","description":"\u003cp\u003eSybille Bedford, \"The Trial of Dr. Adams,\" Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, 1958. First edition, first printing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWear to jacket extremities, with minor loss at spine ends and corners, short tears along edges, which are somewhat tan. Front flap price-clipped. Will mylar before shipment. 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It is difficult to find Robert Hale editions of crime novels that are not ex-library--this copy is likely so because it came from Coxe's personal shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forked Road Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43611132493964,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4355\/8540\/files\/IMG_1226.jpg?v=1733259888"},{"product_id":"bari-wood-light-source","title":"Bari Wood - Light Source","description":"\u003cp\u003eBari Wood, \"Light Source,\" New American Library, 1984. First edition, first printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery light shelfwear to jacket. Dust soiling at top page edges, foxing at all page edges. 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Book pages tan from age, some dust soiling to top page edges, uneven darkening to endpapers and pastedowns. Overall about VG. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forked Road Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43797239234700,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4355\/8540\/files\/IMG_4496.jpg?v=1738191068"},{"product_id":"ross-macdonald-the-blue-hammer","title":"Ross Macdonald - The Blue Hammer","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoss Macdonald, \"The Blue Hammer,\" Knopf, 1976. 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VG. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forked Road Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43803783921804,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4355\/8540\/files\/IMG_4725_1.jpg?v=1738358537"},{"product_id":"maj-sjowall-per-wahloo-the-locked-room-first-edition","title":"Maj Sjowall \u0026 Per Wahloo - The Locked Room - First Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaj Sjowall \u0026amp; Per Wahloo, \"The Locked Room,\" Pantheon, 1973. First edition (US), first printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Martin Peck mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight wear at extremities of jacket, front flap price-clipped, spine lettering faded. 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VG- near VG. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forked Road Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43814884638860,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4355\/8540\/files\/IMG_4941.jpg?v=1738718895"},{"product_id":"richard-price-lush-life-signed-first-edition","title":"Richard Price - Lush Life - Signed First Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eRichard Price, \"Lush Life,\" Farrar Straus \u0026amp; Giroux, 2008. First edition, first printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned by Price on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight shelfwear to jacket. Book has a slight binding curl visible from above. About near fine. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forked Road Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43815075315852,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4355\/8540\/files\/IMG_5023.jpg?v=1738723631"},{"product_id":"h-w-roden-you-only-hang-once","title":"H.W. Roden - You Only Hang Once","description":"\u003cp\u003eH.W. Roden, \"You Only Hang Once,\" Triangle Books, 1945. Reprint edition, fifth printing thus (originally published by William Morrow in 1944). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages tan with age. Light rubbing at extremities. Uneven tanning to endpapers and pastedowns, with name on FFEP. Jacket price-clipped, worn at extremities with a couple small tears, now in Brodart cover. 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