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First edition
The Deceivers
John Masters
Viking Press, 1952. First edition, first printing.
$45One copy · this copy
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- Book
- Very Good
- Jacket
- Good
- Jacket note
- The dust jacket grades Good.
- Our ref
- RCB-2d90170145a0
What we checked, and where to see itRCB-2d90170145a0 · 8 photographs of this copy
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First American edition: The Viking Press, New York, 1952
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Copyright page reads 'Published by The Viking Press in April 1952', published same day in Canada by Macmillan of Canada
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No later-printing statement and no number line present
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Jacket front flap priced $3.00 (rules out book-club issue)
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Second novel by Masters, after Nightrunners of Bengal
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Flaws, each one named
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chipping and loss to head of jacket spine
noted on the copy in hand
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chipping and paper loss to foot of jacket spine
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closed tears and chip to lower front corner of jacket
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general edgewear and rubbing to jacket
noted on the copy in hand
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toning/soiling to rear jacket panel
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age-toning to page-block edges
This copy
First edition
What a true first shows: The Viking Press, New York, 1952, cloth in dust jacket
Photographs show the exact copy you will receive. Every flaw we found is listed above; if we missed one, the return is on us.