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Indemnity Only
by Sara Paretsky
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$1,076.78$969.10
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About This Item
New York: The Dial Press, 1982. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A very smart first edition of the debut novel from Sara Paretsky, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to the title page, with the inscription "Penny, With very good wishes." The debut novel from the author. V. I. Warshawski is a private detective who is reasonably adept at karate and just so happens to be a rather attractive young woman. When she is hired by John Thayer to find his son's missing girlfriend, she soon discovers his son dead and Thayer's ulterior motives for finding the girlfriend. Written by Sara Paretsky, an American author known for her detective fiction and the creation of the character V. I. Warshawski. In the original quarter cloth binding with blue paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with light fading to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also very smart with minor shelf wear and the odd small mark to the board. A small closed tear to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine
Synopsis
Meeting an anonymous client late on a sizzling summer night is asking for trouble. But trouble is Chicago private eye V.I. Warshwski's specialty. Her client says he's the prominent banker, John Thayer. Turns out he's not. He says his son's girlfriend, Anita Hill, is missing. Turns out that's not her real name. V.I.'s search turns up someone soon enough -- the real John Thayer's son, and he's dead. Who's V.I.'s client? Why has she been set up and sent out on a wild-goose chase? By the time she's got it figured, things are hotter -- and deadlier -- than Chicago in July. V.I.'s in a desperate race against time. At stake: a young woman's life.From the Paperback edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 874T17
- Title
- Indemnity Only
- Author
- Sara Paretsky
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Indemnity Only Warshawski Paretsky Only
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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