New York: Dutton, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo., 280pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little with little or no wear. A hint of a bump to the heel but quite minor. Equally attractive dust-jacket, ($23.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, tears or creases. Signed by the author on the front end-paper. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

Synopsis

Gulliver Fairborn's novel, Nobody's Baby, changed Bernie Rhodenbarr's life. And now pretty Alice Cottrell, Fairborn's one-time paramour, wants the bookselling, book-loving burglar to break into a room in New York's teeth-achingly charming Paddington Hotel and purloin some of the writer's very personal letters before an unscrupulous agent can sell them. Here's an opportunity to use his unique talents in the service of the revered, famously reclusive author. But when Bernie gets there, the agent is dead . . . and Bernie's wanted for murder. (He really hates when that happens!)Perhaps it's karmic payback; Bernie did help himself to a ruby necklace on his way out. (But it was lying there. And he is a burglar.) Now he's in even hotter water. And he'll need to use every trick in the book—maybe going so far as to entice the hermitic Fairborn himself out of seclusion—to bring this increasingly twisted plot to a satisfying denouement.

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Bookseller: Brenner's Collectable Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000837
Title: The Burglar in the Rye
Author: Block, Lawrence
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 0525945008
ISBN 13: 9780525945000
Publisher: Dutton
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1999
Bookseller catalogs: Signed/Inscribed; Mystery/Suspense/Crime Drama;

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About Brenner's Collectable Books

35 Plus years buying and selling collectable books. Member ABAA, ILAB, IOBA.
An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.

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Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.