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A Stab in the Dark (signed 1st)
by Block, Lawrence
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good to Near Fine
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Arbor House, 1981 First edition 1st printing, Near Fine book with a light binding rub on front board and slight dusting and one small smudge top page edges in a Very Good to Near Fine jacket that has light edge wear, yellowing on edges of white flaps and rubbing of the black, front and back panels. A very tight and apparently unread copy that is inscribed "For Mike - Best," and signed "Larry Block" on the front free endpaper.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.
Synopsis
Lawrence Block is a four-time winner of the Edgar Award and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. He has also won four Shamus Awards, and was the first recipient of the Nero Wolfe Award. He is the author of over 40 books, many of which feature the characters Bernie Rhodenbarr, Matthew Scudder, Chip Harrison, and Evan Tanner. He lives in New York City with his wife Lynne.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Squid Ink Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABE-1009684647
- Title
- A Stab in the Dark (signed 1st)
- Author
- Block, Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good to Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st printing
- Publisher
- Arbor House
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1981
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery;
Terms of Sale
Squid Ink Books
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About the Seller
Squid Ink Books
Biblio member since 2008
Tucson, Arizona
About Squid Ink Books
We sell collectible books and first editions, mostly modern or hyper-modern titles, many signed, via the internet, by catalogue mailings, and by appointment at our book casita in Tucson, Arizona.
Glossary
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- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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