[1st ed.] Hardback 87th Precinct no. 24

Jigsaw (1970)

In short

Quick answer

Who published the Jigsaw 1970 hardback?
Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y, in 1970, in hardback.
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  • The original dust jacket carries much of the price for a book of this age; its condition matters as much as the book's.
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1970

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Who published the Jigsaw 1970 hardback?

Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y, in 1970, in hardback.