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The D.A. Takes a Chance, and The D.A. Breaks An Egg
Erle Stanley Gardner
1957
The Thriller Book Club; William Heinemann : London
7.5" by 5"
212; 234pp.
SUMMARY
Two thrilling crime novels featuring the popular D.A, Doug Selby, written by Erle Stanley Gardner, in their original dust wrappers.
First Edition,Original Binding,Publishers Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Fine
This book weighs0.75 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 19.99
EU Postage: £ 15.99
European Postage: £ 16.99
Asia Postage: £ 21.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99
DESCRIPTION
The first edition to Breaks an Egg, and the Thriller Book Club edition to Takes a Chance.
A two volume set of crime novels.
In the publishers original cloths with the original unclipped dust wrappers.
This set features two crime novels by Erle Stanley Gardner, with both featuring the popular district attorney, Doug Selby. This set includes;
The D.A. Breaks an Egg, which finds Selby dealing with a murdered women who has another identity attached to her, and a mysterious jewellery theft.
The D.A. Takes a Chance, which follows Selby as he returns from his service in World War II, and to his work as a D.A.
CONDITION
In the publishers original cloths with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally lovely with only a slight lean to Takes a Chance. The wraps are generally smart with sunning to the spines, and handling marks to both, with small closed tears to the extremities to Takes a Chance, and slight loss to the tail of the spine and closed tears to Breaks an Egg. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages.
Overall Condition: Fine Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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