The Maltese Sangweech : & Other Heroes

New York: Atheneum, (1984). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 311 pp. Original quarter orange cloth over red paper-covered boards, stamped in bronze, in original unclipped ($15.95) dust-jacket. Some edge wear with a tiny tear to front panel and some curling to spine ends. Creases to jacket flaps. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, square and firm. Light shelf wear to edges - particular to spine crown and foot. Corners lightly bumped and curled. Interior clean and unmarked. A nice copy.

Dust Jacket: Near Fine

Hardcover: Near Fine

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