The Bookman's Wake
by Dunning, John
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine
- Seller
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scribner, 1995. First Edition, 1st Printing. Very Good/Fine. , signed by author on title page dated 5-20-95, [9.5x6.5in]; 351 pp.; Mustard backstrip over maroon papered covers, all edges trimmed, brick red end papers; Illustrated dust jacket with black and blue lettering on front and spine, illustration of half bound marbled book on front and advertisement for Booked to Die on back;. John Dunning (born January 9, 1942) is an American writer of nonfiction and detective fiction. He is known for his reference books on old-time radio and his series of mysteries featuring Denver bookseller and ex-policeman Cliff Janeway. This is the second Detective Janeway novel about murder and rare books.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11602
- Title
- The Bookman's Wake
- Author
- Dunning, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
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About the Seller
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
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Sebastopol, California
About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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