ALFRED HITCHCOCK & THREE INVESTIGATORS #19 SECRET OF PHANTOM LAKE UK w/DJ N-FINE

by William Arden

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First edition

ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND THE THREE INVESTIGATORS #19 - THE SECRET OF PHANTOM LAKE by WILLIAM ARDEN, published by UK publisher Collins, copyright 1974, First Printing (states "First Published in this edition 1974" on copyright page with no references to subsequent printings - there was only ever 1 printing the these later "tall" format UK HCs), blue graveyard illustrated endpapers, illustrated boards (same picture as on the dust jacket). ONLY #19-28 OF THE "TALL" FORMAT UK COLLINS 3 INVESTIGATOR BOOKS WERE PUBLISHED IN DUST JACKETS AND ALL ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE/RARE (MOST WERE ONLY SOLD TO LIBRARIES - SO FINDING CLEAN COPIES OF THESE BOOKS FOR SALE ON THE MARKET IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE). THESE UK COLLINS ARE ALSO DESIREABLE BY COLLECTORS BECAUSE UNLIKE THE U.S. EDITIONS WHICH (STARTING WITH #15) ONLY HAD ARTWORK ON THE FRONT PANEL, THE UK "TALL" COLLINS HCS CONTINUED THE FULL "WRAP" ARTWORK FORMAT ALL THE WAY THROUGH #28. SHOP AND COMPARE - ANOTHER COPY OF THIS BOOK IN WORSE CONDITION JUST SOLD WITH OVERSEAS SHIPPING FOR $173 - SEE EBAY194499129054 AND A COPY OF THIS BOOK WITH CHECKMARKS TO THE INTERNAL BOOK LIST JUST SOLD FOR $159 - SEE EBAY 115081695050 & AND ANOTHER COPY IS LISTED FOR SALE AT $160 - SEE EBAY 166287074532 AND A COPY WITH NO DUST JACKET IS LISTED FOR SALE AT $120 - SEE EBAY 116702142132 Book has no creased page corners, hint of dust soiling/age darkening to outer page edges (foxing to top outer page edge only), endpapers are clean and free from any tape residue or fo

• Publisher: Collins
• Year: 1974
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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