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The First Deadly Sin
by Sanders, Lawrence
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399112286
- ISBN 13
- 9780399112287
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. ii + 566 pp, a short (3/4") line mark on ffep, Novel. 6.4" x 9.2" red-brown cloth boards, gilt letters, in unclipped DJ with acetate protector. DJ with a closed tear, a surface tear, along fr top edge, & a closed tear 1" on rear. Some DJ edgewear, esp tp/bottom spine. Cloth with light wear to upper hinge spine tips, and lesser wear to other corners. Binding tight, shelf-wear to lower textblock fore-edge, pages clean, unmarked. .
Synopsis
The First Deadly Sin was Sanders’ second novel and the first of his Edward X. Delaney ‘Deadly Sins’ series. When a councilman is found dead, killed with a blunt object, leaving no clues or motive behind, Delaney returns to work from a leave of absence caring for his sick wife. But before Delaney can track down the killer another man is murdered in the same way. As the investigation moves forward Delaney realizes the killer just may be untouchable. The novel was the basis of the 1980 film starring Frank Sinatra as Delaney and Faye Dunaway as his wife. It was originally slated to be produced by Roman Polanski, just before he fled the country, and the production was taken over by Brian G. Hutton. Bruce Willis also makes his acting debut in this film, as an extra. Lawrence Sanders, one of America's most popular novelists, began his publishing career at the age of 50, and went on to author more than twenty-two bestsellers before his death in 1988. The First Deadly Sin was published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons in 1973. The original dust jacket has a $8.95 price on the front flap.
Reviews
On Mar 2 2007, WhofanJohn said:
This is a wonderful book, which I have read so often I broke the spine of my first copy! It wasn't the first Lawrence Sanders book I read, that was the Tommorrow File, again a fabulous book to read.
The story of the stolid, dour but upright and fiercely honest and moral New York Detective seeking a terrible killer, counterpointed by his distress at his wife's dying and death, and the motley collection of people who assist him through his wife's death and to catch the killer is beautifully drawn. The necessary procedural elements of the the book seem to be pulled right from the experience of a cop, and once I had read this book I thirsted for more of Sanders writing.
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008471
- Title
- The First Deadly Sin
- Author
- Sanders, Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399112286
- ISBN 13
- 9780399112287
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Size
- 24mo - over 5 - 5¾"
- Keywords
- New York city setting c. 1970's - Lawrence Sanders b. Brooklyn, NY 1920 - d. Pompano Beach, Florida 1998
- Bookseller catalogs
- MYSTERY & SCIFI;
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
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- First Edition
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- G
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- FFEP
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