The Way We Die Now [Signed, Numbered]
by Willeford, Charles
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Ultramarine Publishing, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. A Hoke Moseley novel, bound with sheets from the Random House edition. Willeford died a few days after this novel was published; this signed limited is about the only way to get a signed copy of the book.
This is one of 99 signed, numbered copies bound by Denis Gouey in half marbled paper with a black leather spine stamped in gilt. There are at least two variants to the binding, copies with brown, yellow, and dark blue marbling (this copy) and one with a more dominant orange color.
245 pages. First edition (limited edition). A fine copy, signed by Willeford.
This is one of 99 signed, numbered copies bound by Denis Gouey in half marbled paper with a black leather spine stamped in gilt. There are at least two variants to the binding, copies with brown, yellow, and dark blue marbling (this copy) and one with a more dominant orange color.
245 pages. First edition (limited edition). A fine copy, signed by Willeford.
Synopsis
Charles Willeford was a highly decorated (Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Luxembourg Croix de Guerre) tank commander with the Third Army in World War II. He was also a professional horse trainer, boxer, radio announcer, and painter. Willeford, the author of twenty novels, created the Miami detective series featuring Hoke Moseley, which includes Miami Blues , Sideswipe , and New Hope for the Dead . He died in 1988.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Downtown Brown Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 363023
- Title
- The Way We Die Now [Signed, Numbered]
- Author
- Willeford, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ultramarine Publishing
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- mf34
- Bookseller catalogs
- MYSTERY; Limited Edition;
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