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The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0316666343
- ISBN 13
- 9780316666343
- Seller
-
Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 2002. NF/NF. Stated First Edition. First printing with number line ending in 1. Signed and dated Alice Sebold 8-14-02 on the title page in purple ink. The book is tight with solid hinges, good tips, and clean boards. The textblock is clean with no writing or bookplate and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($21.95) with two tiny pen dots on the back (see photos). Dust jacket is also first state with back cover blurbs by Margot Livesey and Michael Chabon and "0702" on the bottom of the front flap. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 328 pages. 5¾ x 8½"
The story of a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered, watches from her personal Heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she comes to terms with her own death.
Synopsis
The Lovely Bones is a 2002 novel by Alice Sebold. It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being brutally raped and murdered, watches from heaven as her family and friends go on with their lives, while she herself comes to terms with her own death. The novel received a great deal of critical praise and became an instant bestseller. A film adaptation of the novel is currently in post-production and is being directed by Peter Jackson, who personally purchased the rights.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Armadillo Alley Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4597
- Title
- The Lovely Bones
- Author
- Alice Sebold
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0316666343
- ISBN 13
- 9780316666343
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 328
- Size
- 5.75 x 8.5
- Keywords
- Signed Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Signed Books;
Terms of Sale
Armadillo Alley Books
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About the Seller
Armadillo Alley Books
Biblio member since 2020
Carrollton, Texas
About Armadillo Alley Books
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