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LADY LEFT ; A Left-Handed Policeman Novel
by Westbrook, Robert
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0517571315
- ISBN 13
- 9780517571316
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crown, 1990. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Very Good +. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the Author on the title page; 8vo, gray quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over black boards; light green endpapers, 295 pages. Robert T. Westbrook (born 1945) is an American writer. and son of NYC columnist Sheilah Graham. It has been alleged that his father was five years after the death of her lover F. Scott Fitzgerald. Graham claimed Robert's biological father was the Hollywood actor Robert Taylor. <br/><br/>In the 1980s, Westbrook began a handful of satirical Left-Handed mysteries set in the 1950s Los Angeles where he had grown up. This is third in the series of four mysteries.<br/><br/>He is well known for his Left Handed Police Man Mysteries, and Howard Moon Deer mysteries set in fictional San Geronimo (Taos, New Mexico).<br/><br/>SUPERIOR COPY: tight, bright, clean cloth. Pages unmaked. Dust Jacket (unclipped) with light darkening of edges on rear panel. Sticker residue around ISBN section on rear panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6752
- Title
- LADY LEFT ; A Left-Handed Policeman Novel
- Author
- Westbrook, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0517571315
- ISBN 13
- 9780517571316
- Publisher
- Crown
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Los Angeles, Hollywood, death, detective, murder, satire, humor
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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