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BLUE BELLEwith TLS,
by Vachss, Andrew
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Not Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0394572289
- ISBN 13
- 9780394572284
- Seller
-
Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
NY: Knopf, 1988. Advance Reader's Copy (ARC) for the first edition. Glossy pictoral perfect-bound wraps. Corners touched, shallow wrinkling of upper corner of first few dozen pages, few text underlings. Very Good condition. Typed letter laid-in dated "03/11/95" on Vachss's Law Offices stationery. Vachss explains that he's "always happy to sign books "but "I will not sign: books in bulk for dealers, multiple copies of remainders, books for resale.... Nor will I sign galleys... " He goes on to explain various reasons why he will not sign "material produced for the purpose of obtaining reviews," one of which is that by his arguement such copies encourage reviewers to not read them. 8.5 x 11 inch sheet. Aprx 220 words. Signed by Vachss in ink. (Only the letter is signed.) Folded in half; otherwise, in Fine condition. Vachss' third novel in his Burke series.. Typed Letter Signed (TLS) Laid in. First Edition. Very Good/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reader's Copy.
Synopsis
Andrew Vachss, an attorney in private practice specializing in juvenile justice and child abuse, is the country’s best recognized and most widely sought after spokesperson on crimes against children. He is also a bestselling novelist and short story writer, whose works include Flood (1985), the novel which first introduced Vachss’ series character Burke, Strega (1987), Choice of Evil (1999), and Dead and Gone (2000). His short stories have appeared in Esquire , Playboy , and The Observer , and he is a contributor to ABA Journal , Journal of Psychohistory , New England Law Review , The New York Times , and Parade . Vachss has worked as a federal investigator in sexually transmitted diseases, a caseworker in New York, and a professional organizer. He was the director of an urban migrants re-entry center in Chicago and another for ex-cons in Boston. After managing a maximum-security prison for violent juvenile offenders, he published his first book, a textbook, about the experience. He was also deeply involved in the relief effort in Biafra, now Nigeria. For ten years, Vachss’ law practice combined criminal defense with child protection, until, with the success of his novels, it segued exclusively into the latter, which is his passion. Vachss calls the child protective movement “a war,” and considers his writing as powerful a weapon as his litigation.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1000238
- Title
- BLUE BELLEwith TLS,
- Author
- Vachss, Andrew
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0394572289
- ISBN 13
- 9780394572284
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Burke
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA
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Fernandina Beach, Florida
About Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA
Revere Books has offered collector-condition first editions primarily of 20th century American and British fiction and poetry since 1991. Signed copies are a specialty. Member, Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) & the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA).
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