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Rudolph Altrocchi
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Andre Strong Bookseller /Abebooks
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[publisher: Kennikat Press, NY] Hardcover 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers clean, minimal wear. top text block edge a bit foxed. BInding tight, text unmarked. Books. Stax.
[Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1968]
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Andre Strong Bookseller /Biblio
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NY: Kennikat Press, Date: 1968. reprint. Hardcover. Very good +. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers clean, minimal wear. top text block edge a bit foxed. BInding tight, text unmarked. Books. Stax. 1968. Kennikat Press [US]
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA /Abebooks
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[publisher: Kennikat] Hardcover In red cloth. No jacket.
[Austin, MN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1968]
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Altrocchi Rudolph
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Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller /Biblio
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Kennikat, Date: 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. In red cloth. No jacket.. 1968. Kennikat [US]
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Altrocchi Rudolph
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11.00
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Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller /Biblio
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Kennikat, Date: 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. In red cloth. No jacket.. 1968. Kennikat [US]
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Rudolph Altrocchi
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13.00
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Next Chapter Books SC via Alibris /Alibris
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Kennikat Press, Inc 1968 First Edition Thus Hardcover Collectible; Fine This hardcover book is square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine lettering. This is mild sticker residue on the inner front board. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark.
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Rudolph Altrocchi
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86.05
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Books2anywhere via Alibris /Alibris
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Harvard University Press 2/5/1944 12: 00: 00 AM Reprint 2013 ed. Hardcover PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Rudolph Altrocchi
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AHA-BUCH GmbH /AbebooksDE
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ISBN10: 0674730526, ISBN13: 9780674730526, [publisher: Harvard University Press] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 1944]
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Yesterday's Books /Abebooks
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[publisher: Kennikat Press, Inc., Port Washington, N.Y.] Hardcover 279 pp, the book and contents are very clean and tight, the bottom 1/4" of spine is wrinkled.
[Richmond, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1968]
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Rudolph Altrocchi
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South Willington Book Cartel /Abebooks
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Hardcover Rudolph Altrocchi. Sleuthing in the Stacks. Harvard UP 1944. 279-page hardcover in fair condition in poor dust jacket. Water damage to jacket, boards and end-papers. However signed by the author on the ffep.
[WILLINGTON, CT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1944]
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[publisher: Harvard Univ Pr, Cambridge, MA] Hardcover First Edition xiii, 279 pp, 7 chapters, notes, index. Lightly foxed endpapers, front lower corner lightly bumped. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Rough cut fore-edge. Cloth-backed boards. Red cloth-covered spine, gilt lettering and ruling, blue paper-covered boards, and paper label on front board. Size: 8vo
[Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1944]
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Southampton Books /Abebooks
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[publisher: Harvard University Press] Hardcover First Edition First Edition, First Printing. Published by Harvard University Press, 1944. Octavo. Pictorial boards. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Red topstain, slight spine lean. Covers have light shelf wear and slight spine fading. No dust jacket as issued. 279 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
[Southampton, NY, U.S.A.]
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[publisher: Harvard University Press] Hardcover Strong, tight and clean. Inscribed by the author. Red top edge. Minimal foxing to bottom and foreedge.Professional book dealer with storefront since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.
[Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1944]
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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Midtown Scholar Bookstore /Abebooks
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ISBN10: 0674730526, ISBN13: 9780674730526, [publisher: Harvard University Press] Hardcover No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
[Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1944]
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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[publisher: Kennikat Press, Port Washington] Hardcover xiii, 279 [1]p., b/w illus., original red cloth. Reprint of the 1944 edition.
[El Cerrito, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1968]
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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48.00
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Ann Becker /Abebooks
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[publisher: Harvard University Press, Massachusetts] Hardcover Ex-Lib
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1944]
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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34.95
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About Books /Abebooks
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[publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts] Hardcover First Edition Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1944. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket (lightly foxed on the rear panel's white parts). NOT price clipped ($3.50). Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Corners are NOT bumped. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and crisp. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1944. First Edition. True first printing which is identified by "The Loeb Classical Library" (rather than "Excepts from Reviews") printed at the top of the jacket's rear inner flap. This is a spellbinding collection of tales of literary detection in the libraries and old bookshops in New York, Florence, Paris, and Dublin. Illustrated with 6 plates including a frontispiece. Bound in the original blue boards with a gilt-stamped red cloth spine and printed paper label on its front cover. From the dust jacket: "With a gay, humorous touch, the author depicts his adventures, relating an infinite variety of curious tales - from forgery to leprosy, from Tarzan to abandoned babies, from tragedy in a Swiss crevasse to murder in California, from an Arabic novel to an Irish yarn. Not only book lovers, but everyone eager for strange information served deftly and with laughter will find diversion in Mr. Altrocchi's ...
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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24.95
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About Books /Abebooks
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[publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts] Hardcover First Edition Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1944. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket (price clipped). Protected by a removable mylar clear-plastic sleeve. Corners are NOT bumped. Hinges are perfect. Handsome bookplate of Harvard University's Lowell House on the pastedown endpaper. Pages are otherwise clean, crisp and unmarked. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1944. First Edition in a second issue dust jacket which can be identified by "Excepts from Reviews" (rather than "The Loeb Classical Library") printed at the top of the jacket's rear inner flap. This is a spellbinding collection of tales of literary detection in the libraries and old bookshops in New York, Florence, Paris, and Dublin. Illustrated with 6 plates including a frontispiece. Bound in the original blue boards with a gilt-stamped red cloth spine and printed paper label on its front cover. From the dust jacket: "With a gay, humorous touch, the author depicts his adventures, relating an infinite variety of curious tales - from forgery to leprosy, from Tarzan to abandoned babies, from tragedy in a Swiss crevasse to murder in California, from an Arabic novel to an Irish yarn. Not only book lovers, but everyone eager for strange information served deftly and with laughter will find diversion in Mr. Altrocchi's sleuthing ". First ...
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA via Alibris /Alibris
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Cambridge, MA Harvard Univ Pr 1944 F First Edition H Hard Cover Very Good + No Jacket 8vo xiii, 279 pp, 7 chapters, notes, index. Lightly foxed endpapers, front lower corner lightly bumped. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Rough cut fore-edge. Cloth-backed boards. Red cloth-covered spine, gilt lettering and ruling, blue paper-covered boards, and paper label on front board.
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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20.00
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Southampton Sag Harbor Books via Alibris /Alibris
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Harvard University Press First Edition Hardcover Very Good. No Jacket First Edition, First Printing. Published by Harvard University Press, 1944. Octavo. Pictorial boards. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Red topstain, slight spine lean. Covers have light shelf wear and slight spine fading. No dust jacket as issued. 279 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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Peace of Mind Bookstore via Alibris /Alibris
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Harvard University Press 1944 Cloth w/ plastic cover Very Good- Strong, tight and clean. Inscribed by the author. Red top edge. Minimal foxing to bottom and foreedge. Professional book dealer with storefront since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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10.10
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Midtown Scholar Bookstore via Alibris /Alibris
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Harvard University Press 1944 Reprint 2013 ed. Hardcover No dust jacket. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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13.12
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Common Crow Books via Alibris /Alibris
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Cambridge Harvard University Press 1944 Second printing Hardcover Very Good Second printing, 1944, hardcover with cloth-backed paper boards, octavo, 279pp., frontispiece otherwise not illustrated. Book VG with sun to spine and top rear board, rubbing, mild edge wear, binding tight, text clean and unmarked, but with some toning throughout. No DJ.
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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20.00
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Between the Covers-Rare Books via Alibris /Alibris
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Cambridge, Mass Harvard Univ. Press 1944 Hardcover Good in Good jacket First edition. Good in good dustwrapper. Stamped inside, dustwrapper is price-clipped, w/expected tearing and wear, shelf-rub, rough-cut pages, minor foxing on the front end-pages. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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48.00
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Becker's Books via Alibris /Alibris
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Massachusetts Harvard University Press 1944 Hardback Good in Good dust jacket Ex-Lib.
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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65.43
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Alibris /Alibris
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Cambridge Harvard University Press 1944 Reprint 2013 ed. Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 292 p. Contains: Unspecified, Illustrations, black & white.
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ALTROCCHI, Rudolph
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19.40
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Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA /ZVAB
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[publisher: Harvard Univ. Press, Cambridge, Mass] Hardcover First Edition First edition. Good in good dustwrapper. Stamped inside, dustwrapper is price-clipped, w/expected tearing and wear, shelf-rub, rough-cut pages, minor foxing on the front end-pages. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
[Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1944]
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ALTROCCHI, Rudolph
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35.00
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Colophon Book Shop, ABAA /Abebooks
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[publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge] Hardcover First Edition First Edition. octavo, boards and cloth with a printed paper label on front cover, in dust jacket. (281) pp. Harvard University Press, "Strange information unearthed by a scholar turned sleuth." Edge wear to jacket, former owner's name and date on front endpaper. octavo, boards and cloth with a printed paper label on front cover, in dust jacket
[Exeter, NH, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1944]
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Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA /Abebooks
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[publisher: Harvard Univ. Press, Cambridge, Mass] Hardcover First Edition First edition. Good in good dustwrapper. Stamped inside, dustwrapper is price-clipped, w/expected tearing and wear, shelf-rub, rough-cut pages, minor foxing on the front end-pages. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
[Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1944]
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Rudolph Altrocchi
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13.00
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Next Chapter Books SC, LLC /Abebooks
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[publisher: Kennikat Press, Inc.] Hardcover This hardcover book is square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine lettering. This is mild sticker residue on the inner front board. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark.
[Lexington, SC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1968]
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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40.00
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Russ States /Abebooks
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[publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA] Hardcover 1944, 279pp, illus., corners slightly bumped, light shelfwear, inscription by author to a friend to fep, slight sun fading to dj spine, some edgewear to dj, contents clean.
[Oil City, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1944]
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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46.00
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J. Wyatt Books /Abebooks
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[publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge] Hardcover Authors reminiscences of studying classic literature, previous owners name on ffep otherwise unmarked, 279pp, VG/--.
[Ottawa, ON, Canada] [Publication Year: 1944]
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ALTROCCHI, Rudolph
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49.50
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BOOKPRESS LTD. /Abebooks
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Hardcover ALTROCCHI, Rudolph. SLEUTHING IN THE STACKS. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1944. 8vo. Cloth spine, boards. Frontispiece, xiii, (i), 279, pages, 6 plates. Second printing. Seven essays on scholarship, partly uncut. Spine slightly sunned, else very good.
[Williamsburg, VA, U.S.A.]
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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20.00
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ATGBooks /Abebooks
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Hardcover Frontis. 2nd printing. Harvard U.P. 1944. Bookplate inside front cover. Endpapers somewhat darkened. A very good copy in worn dust wrapper.
[St Louis, MO, U.S.A.]
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Tiber Books /Abebooks
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[publisher: Kennikat Press, Port Washington, N.Y.] Hardcover 8vo, hardcover. No dj, orange-red cloth. Vg condition. Ex-lib copy, markings to opening pgs, text-block edges stamped, pocket in rear, spine label removed. Exterior mildly rubbed, else contents bright & clean, binding tight. xiii, 279 p., illus., facsim.
[Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1968]
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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13.00
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Tiber Books via Alibris /Alibris
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Kennikat Press, Port Washington, N. Y 1968 Hardcover Very good 8vo, hardcover. No dj, orange-red cloth. Vg condition. Ex-lib copy, markings to opening pgs, text-block edges stamped, pocket in rear, spine label removed. Exterior mildly rubbed, else contents bright & clean, binding tight. xiii, 279 p., illus., facsim.
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Altrocchi Rudolph
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20.00
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ATGBooks /Biblio
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hardback. Very Good. Frontis. 2nd printing. Harvard U.P. 1944. Bookplate inside front cover. Endpapers somewhat darkened. A very good copy in worn dust wrapper. [US]
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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13.82
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ThriftBooks-Atlanta /Abebooks
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[publisher: Harvard University Press] Hardcover Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1
[AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.]
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Altrocchi, Rudolph
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9.82
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ThriftBooks-Atlanta via Alibris /Alibris
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Harvard University Press Hardcover Fair Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Altrocchi Rudolph
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13.82
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ThriftBooks /Biblio
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Harvard University Press, Date: 1944. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1944. Harvard University Press [US]
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Rudolph Altrocchi
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90.54
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The Saint Bookstore /Biblio
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Hardback. New. ISBN 0674730526 9780674730526 [GB]
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Altrocchi Rudolph
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17.50
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA /Biblio
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Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ Pr, Date: 1944 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. xiii, 279 pp, 7 chapters, notes, index. Lightly foxed endpapers, front lower corner lightly bumped. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Rough cut fore-edge. Cloth-backed boards. Red cloth-covered spine, gilt lettering and ruling, blue paper-covered boards, and paper label on front board.. 1944. Harvard Univ Pr [US]
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Altrocchi Rudolph
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20.00
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Southampton Books /Biblio
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Harvard University Press. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Harvard University Press, 1944. Octavo. Pictorial boards. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Red topstain, slight spine lean. Covers have light shelf wear and slight spine fading. No dust jacket as issued. 279 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. Harvard University Press [US]
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Altrocchi Rudolph
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30.00
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Read It Again Books /Biblio
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Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Press, Date: 1944. Second printing as stated. Hardcover. Very Good +/good. Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Press, 1944. Second printing as stated. Very Good +/good. 1944. Harvard University Press [US]
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Altrocchi Rudolph
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48.00
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MAB Books /Biblio
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Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. Good in Good dust jacket. Date: 1944. Hardback. Ex-Lib . 1944. Harvard University Press [US]
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Altrocchi Rudolph
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12.50
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High Desert Books /Biblio
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In this book the author shares the excitement he feels in the search for and the discovery of old books and the secrets they wait to reveal. There is a former owner' bookplate inside the cover. Date: 1944. Harvard University Press [US]
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Altrocchi Rudolph
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25.00
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Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA /Biblio
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Port Washington: Kennikat Press, Date: 1968. xiii, 279 [1]p., b/w illus., original red cloth. Reprint of the 1944 edition. 1968. Kennikat Press [US]
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Altrocchi Rudolph
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13.12
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Common Crow Books /Biblio
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Cambridge: Harvard University Press, Date: 1944. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Second printing, 1944, hardcover with cloth-backed paper boards, octavo, 279pp., frontispiece otherwise not illustrated. Book VG with sun to spine and top rear board, rubbing, mild edge wear, binding tight, text clean and unmarked, but with some toning throughout. No DJ. 1944. Harvard University Press [US]
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Altrocchi Rudolph
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24.95
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About Books /Biblio
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Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, Date: 1944. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket (price clipped). Protected by a removable mylar clear-plastic sleeve. Corners are NOT bumped. Hinges are perfect. Handsome bookplate of Harvard University's Lowell House on the pastedown endpaper. Pages are otherwise clean, crisp and unmarked. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1944. First Edition in a second issue dust jacket which can be identified by "Excepts from Reviews" (rather than "The Loeb Classical Library") printed at the top of the jacket's rear inner flap. This is a spellbinding collection of tales of literary detection in the libraries and old bookshops in New York, Florence, Paris, and Dublin. Illustrated with 6 plates including a frontispiece. Bound in the original blue boards with a gilt-stamped red cloth spine and printed paper label on its front cover. From the dust jacket: "With a gay, humorous touch, the author depicts his adventures, relating an infinite variety of curious tales - from forgery to leprosy, from Tarzan to abandoned babies, from tragedy in a Swiss crevasse to murder in California, from an Arabic novel to an Irish yarn. Not only book lovers, but everyone eager for strange information served deftly and with laughter will find diversion in Mr. Altrocchi's sleuthing…". First Edition in 2nd issue jacket. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good ...
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34.95
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About Books /Biblio
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Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, Date: 1944. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket (lightly foxed on the rear panel's white parts). NOT price clipped ($3.50). Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Corners are NOT bumped. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and crisp. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1944. First Edition. True first printing which is identified by "The Loeb Classical Library" (rather than "Excepts from Reviews") printed at the top of the jacket's rear inner flap. This is a spellbinding collection of tales of literary detection in the libraries and old bookshops in New York, Florence, Paris, and Dublin. Illustrated with 6 plates including a frontispiece. Bound in the original blue boards with a gilt-stamped red cloth spine and printed paper label on its front cover. From the dust jacket: "With a gay, humorous touch, the author depicts his adventures, relating an infinite variety of curious tales - from forgery to leprosy, from Tarzan to abandoned babies, from tragedy in a Swiss crevasse to murder in California, from an Arabic novel to an Irish yarn. Not only book lovers, but everyone eager for strange information served deftly and with laughter will find diversion in Mr. Altrocchi's sleuthing…". First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good ...
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