A Is for Alibi
by Grafton, Sue
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0805013342
- ISBN 13
- 9780805013344
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company, 1982. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Extremely nice copy of author's first book which introduced female private investigator Kinsey Millhone. It is a Book Club Edition (BCE), but in an extremely nice DJ: unclipped, bright, NO fading, very minor edgewear, the worst of which is slight rubbing/creasing to head of spine. Nicely protected in new archival mylar cover Free! Hardcover book is Near Fine: with plain gray boards, red lettering to spine, mild-moderate tanning to page edges, commensurate with age, but completely unmarked. An exceptionally nice copy until you can find that true first edition!Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on orders received Weekdays before 2 pm (Pacific); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
"A" Is for Alibi is the first novel in the Kinsey Millhone series by crime writer Sue Grafton. It was published in 1982. The first printing of "A" Is for Alibi was 7,500 copies. Grafton based the story to some extent on her own 'fantasies' of murdering her then husband prior to divorce.
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- Seller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 015141
- Title
- A Is for Alibi
- Author
- Grafton, Sue
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition (BCE)
- ISBN 10
- 0805013342
- ISBN 13
- 9780805013344
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- MYSTERY SERIES FICTION FEMALE DETECTIVE KINSEY MILLHONE CALIFORNIA PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR PI WOMEN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
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