Death and La Fenice: A Novel of Suspense.

New York, NY HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. Hardcover First Edition (1992), so stated. First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (1992), so stated. First printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Very Good+ to Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text.. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no discernible imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows only some visible rubbing to the panels and a tick of wear to the corner tips of the rear panel; the price is unclipped. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.75 x 1 inches). 263 pages. Language: English. Weight: 17 ounces. Deckle Fore-Edge. Hardback with DJ. Donna Leon (born in Montclair, New Jersey) is the American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice, Italy, featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti. In 2003, she received the Corine Literature Prize. Her Commissario Brunetti novels all take place in or around Venice. They are written in English and have been translated into many foreign languages, but –(at Leon's request – not into Italian. The ninth Brunetti novel, Friends in High Places, won the Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger in 2000. This novel won Japan's prestigious Suntory Prize as Best Suspense Novel of 1991.