Lot 376
Carr (John Dickson) It Walks By Night, first edition, New York, 1930.
Hammer Price: £1,000
Description
Carr (John Dickson) It Walks By Night, first edition, traces of paper "seal" to gutter of pp. 210-11 and rear endpaper, very light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light rubbing, dust-jacket, extensive repairs and restorations to extremities, with portions of the head and foot of spine and head of lower panel supplied in good facsimile, in effect a bright and excellent copy, 8vo, New York, 1930.
⁂ Carr's scarce first novel, a "locked room mystery". This title was a Harper Sealed Mystery and would originally have included a paper seal covering the final portion of the book.
Description
Carr (John Dickson) It Walks By Night, first edition, traces of paper "seal" to gutter of pp. 210-11 and rear endpaper, very light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light rubbing, dust-jacket, extensive repairs and restorations to extremities, with portions of the head and foot of spine and head of lower panel supplied in good facsimile, in effect a bright and excellent copy, 8vo, New York, 1930.
⁂ Carr's scarce first novel, a "locked room mystery". This title was a Harper Sealed Mystery and would originally have included a paper seal covering the final portion of the book.
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