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D" IS FOR DEADBEAT: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery
by Grafton, Sue
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0805002480
- ISBN 13
- 9780805002485
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A. : Henry Holt and Co., 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Fine/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed beautifully by author on title page in her unique calligraphic style. A mystery novel featuring wise-cracking female private investigator, Kinsey Millhone. Kinsey thought this job was cut and dried, until the client's check bounced. Then the ex-con, liar and chronic drunk was found dead. "D" IS FOR DEADBEAT is the fourth in Grafton's "alphabet' series featuring her celebrated sleuth, Kinsey Millhone. Sue Grafton was one of the most popular female writers, both in the US and in the UK before her untimely death in 2017 at the age of 77. Very fine, first edition, first printing, inas new, mylar-protected dust jacket. Very scarce title in this condition. M103
Synopsis
"D" Is for Deadbeat is the fourth novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series of mystery novels and features Kinsey Millhone, a private eye based in Santa Teresa, California.
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- Bookseller
- Joe Staats, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024437
- Title
- D" IS FOR DEADBEAT: A Kinsey Millhone Mystery
- Author
- Grafton, Sue
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0805002480
- ISBN 13
- 9780805002485
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1987
- Pages
- 230
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
Joe Staats, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Joe Staats, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2003
Los Angeles, California
About Joe Staats, Bookseller
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We specialize in collectible, contemporary signed first editions. First edition means the first printing. (Later printings of the first edition are typically not printed on acid-free paper, and should be avoided by collectors.) Signatures are obtained by us in person. Inscribed books sold by us may contain a line, a phrase, or a sketch that the author has chosen to add. Our signed books are not dedicated to anybody in particular (not to your grandmother, your Aunt Gladys, your ex-lover or your former cellmate), except in the rare case of a presentation copy from an author to a noteworthy person. All our books are hardcover, unless the book is an Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof, or PBO. You can expect that the books we send you will be as described, and in a physical condition worthy of the author’s having signed them. We do not sell remainder-marked books, signed or otherwise
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