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Corpus Delicti by Krueger, William Kent - 2018

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Corpus Delicti by Krueger, William Kent - 2018

Corpus Delicti

by Krueger, William Kent

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Fine, unread Collector's edition with no dust jacket as issued. This is copy number 6 of of only 11 such copies. Only 4 of these special copies were offered to the trade. A Cork O'Connor short story that is bound in simulated, dark brown leather boards that measure about 10 by 8 inches. Book is housed in a beautiful, matching clamshell box. Box and book have matching end papers and and an original Phil Parks sketch (of the sixth illustration in book) is mounted under glass in lid of box. Business card from O'Connor is laid-in. Signed by Krueger and Parks on the limitation page. Story was written 20 years ago but this is its first appearance in print, as explained by Krueger in a one page "history" of when he wrote it and strange things that happened after it was selected to appear in an anthology. Another beautiful publication from Jim Seels/A.S.A.P. with eleven B/W illustrations by Parks, along with color frontis page.
  • Bookseller Squid Ink Books US (US)
  • Illustrator Phil Parks
  • Book Condition Used - Fine
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition Numbered Limited edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher A.S.A.P. Publications
  • Place of Publication U.S.
  • Date Published 2018

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Nick's Trip
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Nick's Trip

by Pelecanos, George

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Used - to Very Good
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Very Good
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1st printing signed by author
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Hardcover
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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First edition 1st printing of Pelecanos' hardest to find title, Good to Very Good book, tight and apparently unread copy with very light bumping to bottom of spine, bottom corners, and with 1 inch white rub bottom back board; jacket is Very Good with the typical St. Martin's edge and corner wear which is worst at spines with some tiny chips there too, black back panel has mild rubbing with closed 1/2 inch tear top middle. Signed on the title page by Pelecanos. The second, and hardest to find, Nick Stefanos mystery (there were eventually three). Stefanos is a very hard-drinking appliance and electronics salesman in Washington D.C. (as was Pelecanos) who inadvertently stumbles into being both a bartender and an amateur P.I. after being fired from his day job.
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Child of Rage
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Child of Rage

by Thompson, Jim

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  • Fine
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Used - Fine
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No jacket
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Limited edition lettered I
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Hardcover
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Lettered, limited first edition of 26 copies; this is copy "I" bound in full leather. Text is author's original, which is different than the cut version published in the original paperback. Fine book with no jacket as issued, very tight fit in slipcase. Black slipcase has glossy wrap-around binding with photo of Thompson back and Warhol art front. The slipcase is lightly rubbed front and back. Signed by introducer Gerald Petrievich on the limitation page and by publisher Craig Graham on copyright page.
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New Forms of Ugly
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New Forms of Ugly

by Willeford, Charles

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Fine
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Limited edition in clamshell box
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Hardcover
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Limited first edition, this is copy 255 of 350 such copies. Fine unread book in Fine dust jacket; signed and numbered by Willeford on the limitation page. This copy is housed in a custom-made clamshell box. This nonfiction title is a revised version of Willeford's MS Thesis "The Immobilized Man: A New Hero in Modern Fiction," the University of Miami, 1964. One of the few nonfiction titles that McMillan has published over the years.
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Bordersnakes (1 of 26 copies)
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Bordersnakes (1 of 26 copies)

by Crumley, James

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Used - Fine
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Fine
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Lettered limited edition in slipcase
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Hardcover
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Limited first edition, 1st printing, unread Fine book in Fine jacket and slipcase. This is copy U of 26 lettered copies. Book is bound in quarter morocco with marbled paper boards in matching marbled slipcase. Bizarre, wrap-around dust jacket by the late, well-known comix artist S. Clay Wilson. The book is signed by Crumley on the limitation page. This is one of the few McMillan titles with only 26 deluxe lettered editions.
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Cockfighter
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Cockfighter

by Willeford, Charles

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Fine minus
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Unread 1st printing
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Hardcover
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Fine minus, unread book that has slight bubbling to cloth near bottom of boards; in a Fine minus dust jacket that has slight touch of wear to corners. This was his second hardcover book, which was filmed as Born to Kill starring Warren Oates. Although it is not indicated directly on the book, this was one of a number of copies Willeford had stored in his garage when he passed away. Dennis McMillan helped his widow, Betsy Willeford, sell a number of Willeford books and other items back in 2000. A copy of the check I sent to Betsy to purchase some of Willeford's copies is laid-in.
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A Stab in the Dark (signed 1st)
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A Stab in the Dark (signed 1st)

by Block, Lawrence

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Used - Near Fine
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Very Good to Near Fine
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1st printing
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Hardcover
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Arbor House, 1981 First edition 1st printing, Near Fine book with a light binding rub on front board and slight dusting and one small smudge top page edges in a Very Good to Near Fine jacket that has light edge wear, yellowing on edges of white flaps and rubbing of the black, front and back panels. A very tight and apparently unread copy that is inscribed "For Mike - Best," and signed "Larry Block" on the front free endpaper.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.
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Kiss Your Ass Goodbye (Signed limited)
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Kiss Your Ass Goodbye (Signed limited)

by Willeford, Charles

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Used - Fine
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Fine
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Limited first edition
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Hardcover
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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$300.00

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Limited first edition; number 358 of 400 such copies. Fine unread book in Fine jacket. Full wrap-around dust jacket with art by Joe Servello; end paper designs also by Servello. Signed and numbered by Willeford on limitation page printed in red. This copy is housed in a custom made clamshell box.
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Everybody's metamorphosis
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Everybody's metamorphosis

by Willeford, Charles

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Used - to Fine
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Near Fine to Fine
Edition
Signed limited edition
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Hardcover
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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$240.00

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Limited first edition; number 230 of 400 such copies. Signed and numbered by Willeford on the limitation page. Near Fine to Fine unread book with slight touch soiling front page edges and a minor push at bottom of spine. In a similar jacket that has minor wrinkling on both flaps, most noticeable on the back flap. No slipcase, as published. Short stories by Willeford plus an annotated bibliography of some of Willeford’s work, by Don Herron.
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The House of Cain
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The House of Cain

by Upfield, Arthur W. (Intro, Philip Jose Farmer)

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Used - Fine
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Fine
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First thus signed by publisher
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Hardcover
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$225.00

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First thus edition of Upfield’s first book, originally published in 1929. Introduced by Philip Jose Farmer. Fine, tight and unread book in Fine pictorial jacket. This is the first hardback published by McMillan in a printing of 1000 copies. A mystery by Upfield that predates the appearance of his famous, half-breed detective Napoleon Bonaparte. This copy has been signed by publisher Dennis McMillan on the title page.
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Lyrics for the Blues
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Lyrics for the Blues

by Haywood, Gar Anthony

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Used - Fine
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None
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Collector's Limited First Edition
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Hardcover
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Fine unread book in a Fine clamshell box that has very tiny nick bottom edge front board – possibly a binding flaw; no jacket as issued. This is copy number 1 of 17 Collector's editions bound in simulated leather. These have an original Phil Parks B/W illustration from the book mounted on lid of box opposite the book. This copy, since it is number 1, has the first illustration. The front board has a color reproduction of a full-color Parks illustration of Haywood standing in front of Mickey's Trueblood Barbershop. Five Aaron Gunner short stories by Haywood, four of which have never appeared before. Introduction by Lawrence Block; Afterword by Jeffrey Deaver; illustrations by Phil Parks. This copy signed on the title page by Haywood, Block, Deaver, and Parks.
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CORPUS DELICTI

by KRUEGER, WILLIAM KENT

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Used - Fine
Edition
US First Edition, First Printing Hardcover
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Hardcover
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Carmel, Indiana, United States
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A.S.A.P PUBLISHING, 2018. US First Edition, First Printing Hardcover. Fine. Signed and Numbered- EDITION OF of 300 TOTAL COPIES - NO DUST JACKET AS ISSUED- ALSO SIGNED BY PHIL PARKS THE ILLUSTRATOR-SIMULATED BROWN LEATHER BOARDS SIGNED. Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. We do not stock or sell ex-library or Book Club editions. We are always looking to buy hardcover Mysteries and Thrillers.
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Corpus Delicti
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Corpus Delicti

by William Kent Krueger

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  • as new
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As New
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No Jacket
Edition
Deluxe Edition
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781892011664 / 1892011662
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Mission Viejo, California: A.S.A.P. Publishing, 2018. AG3 - A deluxe hardcover edition book SIGNED by William Kent Krueger and Phil Parks on the copyright page in as new condition with no dust jacket. Includes a laid promotional business card of Cork O'Connor. Interior Illustrations by Phil Parks. Book Design by Mary Seels. A Cork O'Connor Short Story. Introduction by William Kent Krueger. This is 1 of 300 Deluxe Limited copies wherein 50 of those where specially hardbound for Murder by the Book in which their logo shows on the back cover and this is copy no. 9 of 50. 10.5"x8.5", 45 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Deluxe Edition. Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Godshot (SIGNED) (FIRST)
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Godshot (SIGNED) (FIRST)

by Bieker, Chelsea

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Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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2020 - 1st ed ("1" in number line) - SIGNED by author on the title page - "Godshot is the kind of book you find yourself thinking about incessantly." - Kristen Arnett - book: near fine - dj: near fine - dj in protective mylar sleeve"Drought has settled on the town of Peaches, California. The area of the Central Valley where fourteen–year–old Lacey May and her alcoholic mother live was once an agricultural paradise. Now it's an environmental disaster, a place of cracked earth and barren raisin farms. In their desperation, residents have turned to a cult leader named Pastor Vern for guidance. He promises, through secret "assignments," to bring the rain everybody is praying for.Lacey has no reason to doubt the pastor. But then her life explodes in a single unimaginable act of abandonment: her mother, exiled from the community for her sins, leaves Lacey and runs off with a man she barely knows. Abandoned and distraught, Lacey May moves in with her widowed grandma, Cherry, who is more concerned with… Read More
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The Mystery of the Blue Train
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The Mystery of the Blue Train

by Agatha Christie

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Used - Very Good
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Paperback
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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New York: Pocket Book edition, 1966, 20th printing. Pocket Book 50447. Vintage pulp fiction paperback, x, [2], 194pp., advert., cover price 50 cents.. Very Good Condition with bright cover page. Slight cover and spine creasing. There are bumped corners, and signs of shelf wear, top right corner of cover with slight crease and lower edges of cover worn. Pages are unmarked. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Kill Petrosino!

Kill Petrosino!

by Nolan, Frederick

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Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
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First Edition
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780213165178 / 0213165171
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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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London: Arthur Barker Ltd. 1st Edition, 1975 ----------hardcover, with dust jacket. The book, in black boards with orange lettering and design to the spine, is an unblemished near fine copy. The unclipped jacket has light wear to the front panel top edge and spine extremities, and is almost near fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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Dolores Claiborne

Dolores Claiborne

by Stephen King

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Used - Fine
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Near Fine
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First
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780670844524 / 0670844527
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Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States
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First Edition. (1993) Hardcover with d.j. Fine with near fine dust jacket. D.J. has slight curl on top edge and light rubbing on back. No worn edges. Tight binding with clean, sharp pages. No markings. 305 pages. Dolores Claiborne is a psychological thriller novel. The novel is narrated by the title character. Atypically for a King novel, it has no chapters, double-spacing between paragraphs, or other section breaks; thus the text is a single continuous narrative which reads like the transcription of a spoken monologue. This book is dedicated to King's mother: "For my mother, Ruth Pillsbury King."
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Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce) | Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce) | Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, The | Signed First Edition Copy

by Pearson, Ridley (as Reardon, Joyce)

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New
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780786868018 / 0786868015
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Hyperion, 2001. hardcover. New. Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2001 NY: Hyperion First edition, first printing, fine, no dust jacket as issued, signed by the author. This is a collectible book free from material defects. Jacket covering services are available for a small fee.
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A Is For Alibi

A Is For Alibi

by Sue Grafton

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N
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780805013344 / 0805013342
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Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States
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1982. Fine. Book Club Edition. Hardcover and dust jacket. D.j. is near fine with slight wear on top binding edge. Inside flap d.j has slight creases. Cover is smooth, unblemished, no tears, nicks or worn corners. Hardcover, as new, black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Tight binding, sharp, clean pages. No markings. (Actual photo) A flawless copy. 208 pages. "A" Is for Alibi is crime writer Sue Grafton's first mystery novel in the Kinsey Millhone "Alphabet mystery" series, first published in 1982.
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The Seven Dials Mystery (A Midnite Mystery)
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The Seven Dials Mystery (A Midnite Mystery)

by Christie, Agatha

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Used - Good-
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No DJ Included
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First Edition Thus
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The Seven Dials Mystery (Midnight Mysteries) 1944 Books, Inc. Stated 1st. Pr. Thus) RARE IN THIS EDITION. By Agatha Christie. USED. Good-/ No DJ. Black boards, gold titling on spine. Light pop bottle rings mar front board. Original copyright by Dodd, Mead 1929. Loose last gather has been neatly taped in. A clean copy. Summary: "When Gerald Wade died, apparently from an overdose of sleeping draught seven clocks appeared on the mantelpiece. Who put them there and had they any connection with the night club in Seven Dials? This is the mystery that Bill Eversleigh and Bundle and two other young people set out to investigate...".
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Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)

Murder for Christmas (A Midnite Mystery)

by Christie, Agatha

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First Edition Thus
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Murder for Christmas, a Poirot Story by Agatha Christie (1944 Midnite Mystery) COPYRIGHT BY AGATHA CHRISTIE MALLOWAN: "It is Christmas Eve, and elderly Simeon Lee is found violently murdered in his locked office. The police are immediately called, but of course nobody has a clue until Hercule Poirot arrives..." USED. 1944 Books inc. Midnite Mystery. Copyright 1938 - 1939 Agatha Christie Mallowan. Good+/ No DJ. Black boards with gold titling on spine. Titles gilting is still nice Scarce.
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Noose, The
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Noose, The

by MacDonald, Philip

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First Canadian?
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Collins White Circle Pocket Edition #228. Great 1940s cover! Colonel Anthony Gethryn must prove a man innocent of a murder he's been convicted for in only 5 days. MacDonald was a great practitioner of the mystery-suspense genre; his books remain readable, even if his characters are nowhere near as enlightened as we tend to be today. Please read this volume in its historical context. A very clean copy, spine slightly darkened with very faint reading crease: see photos.
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Black Cherry Blues
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Black Cherry Blues

by Burke, James Lee

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Used - Very Good
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Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780316116992 / 0316116998
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New York, NY, U. S. A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. New York, NY, U. S. A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1989. Near Fine in Very Good jacket Remainder A Dave Robicheaux mystery, Edgar Award winner npc, 290pp. rem po inscription on front pastedown, behind dj flap. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Remainder. First Edition
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