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THE SUMMONS
by Grisham, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385503822
- ISBN 13
- 9780385503822
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, London, Toronto, Sydney: Doubleday, 2002. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo, brown eighth cloth with gold lettering on spine over black boards, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket, 341 pages. Exceptional condition! Often called "King of the Legal Thriller," John Grisham (b.1955) is a former (and now occasionally) practicing attorney and enormously successful author. In addition, several of his bestsellers have been made into equally successful movies. A Time to Kill (filmed in 1996) was his first legal mystery.
Synopsis
John Grisham is the author of twenty-three novels, including, most recently, The Litigators; one work of nonfiction, a collection of stories, and a novel for young readers. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi School of Law. He lives in Virginia and Mississippi.
Reviews
On Oct 2 2007, Hazelwood_Booksellers said:
John Grisham, one of America's most prolific of bestselling authors, bring us yet another taught, and tightly wound mystery suspense thiller of the first magnitude. The summons, comes from Ray Arlee's father, Judge Arlee, to return home to the family estate in a small southern town. The occasion is his impending death, and he wants to discuss family matters with Ray, a law professor, and Ray's brother, Forrest, the all-time winner for family black sheep of family black sheep. But, Judge Arlee dies before the meeting takes place, not only leaving their unfinished meeting behind, but a shocking secret only he and Ray knew ... and perhaps one other. This Grisham novel will draw you in and capture your imagination from page 1 to page 341.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 921
- Title
- THE SUMMONS
- Author
- Grisham, John
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385503822
- ISBN 13
- 9780385503822
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York, London, Toronto, Sydney
- Date Published
- 2002
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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