Lord Peter cover, Harper & Row 1971
[1st ed.] Hardback Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries

Lord Peter (1971)

Publisher Harper & Row Year 1971 ISBN 9780060137878
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Who published the Lord Peter 1971 hardback?
Harper & Row, New York, in 1971, 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.
  • Condition is graded separately for book and jacket, from Fine down to Poor.

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  • Harper & Row was formed in 1962 when Harper & Brothers merged with Row, Peterson, and became HarperCollins in 1990.
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  • From 1912 Harper & Brothers also printed two code letters on the copyright page for the month and year of printing: months run A (January) to M (December) skipping J, and years start at M for 1912 and run through the alphabet, again skipping J.
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Who published the Lord Peter 1971 hardback?

Harper & Row, New York, in 1971, in hardback.