The Rat Began To Gnaw the Rope

Poisoned Pen Press, June 2020. Trade Paperback. Used - Very Good. Shipping fee applies to first book, there is no additional shipping fee for addition books from our store. All of our books are in clean, readable condition (unless noted otherwise). Our books generally have a store sticker on the inside cover with our in store pricing.… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., [1943]., 1943. First edition. First edition. Author's first book. 8vo. Winner of the Mary Roberts Rinehart Mystery Contest and the first of several detective novels whose titles came from Mother Goose rhymes. This copy is inscribed by the author: "For 'Miss Emma' Christiansen with sincere appreciation for the courtesy and kindness she… Read more about this item

Harper & Row. Very Good+. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0060806397 . Light wear to edges & corners, light rubbing of edges. Interior tight & unmarked. Old price stickers on rear & partial on front. Age tanning to page edges. Written by Sue Grafton's father, the book is dedicated to Viv, Ann & Sue, for reasons… Read more about this item

New York: Farrar and Rinehart, 1943. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. A light owner's name stamp on the front fly, else near fine in an about very good dustwrapper with small chips and tears, and a couple of small internal repairs. A presentable copy of this winner of the Mary Roberts Rinehart Mystery Contest, written by Sue… Read more about this item

Book. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1969 first edition in fine clean 269 page hardcover and very good jacket with endpaper maps of the rockies!!.

Poisoned Pen Press. Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

NY: Farrar & Rinehart. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Light wear at the spine ends of the DJ. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 243 pages .

Poisoned Pen Press, 2020-06-02. Paperback. Very Good. 1.1000 in x 8.3000 in x 5.6000 in. Very Good condition. Light, reasonable wear. Advanced Reader Copy. Not for Sale. Clean, mark-free interior!

Philadelphia: Triangle Books/Blakiston, 1944. Reprint Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Good. Signed. A Good copy (owner's name) in gray cloth, in a Good dust jacket with short tears, and light wear at the spine tips (not affecting lettering). Tanning to the endpapers. The binding is sound and the text is clean. Signed by the author's daughter Sue Grafton at the… Read more about this item

Poisoned Pen Press, 2020. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Poisoned Pen Press, 2020. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

E-197: Triangle/Blakiston. Good. 1943. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Farrar and Rinehart, New York, 1943. 243 pgs. Winner of the Mary Roberts Rinehart Mystery Contest. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in grey cloth boards with red titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (light soil present to… Read more about this item

Farrar & Rinehart, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good. Wartime edition, Poor DJ with most of spine missing, held intact by mylar sleeve

Poisoned Pen Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: Perennial Library (harper & row), 1983. Nice copy in its first printing. P639. Unmarked, tight and square. Author was the father of Sue Grafton. Purchased from her estate. Provenance can be provided. Label on verso of cover indicates from the library of Sue Grafton. It is clear that he had… Read more about this item

Triangle Bks, Blakiston, Phil. HBNo DJ,October 1944, grey cloth, spine sunned,owner name, pages slightly yellowed, VG/VG-, AS-IS, NOJACKET. Hard Cover.

Philadelphia: Triangle Books, 1944. Winner of the Mary Roberts Rinehart Mystery contest, 1943. Unmarked, tight and square. Sharp tips. Author was the father of Sue Grafton. Purchased from her estate. Provenance can be provided. I am reading this as I catalogue it and it clearly had an impact on his daughters writing. There… Read more about this item

Triangle Books ; The Blakiston C, 1944. Hardcover. Very Good. . Early printing. Jacket has some chipping along edges, now in mylar. Minor age/reading wear. Pages tanned but clean. Binding sturdy.

Farrar & Rinehart, 1943. Book. Good+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Browning to cloth along spine gutters. Heavy browning to top page edges. Jacket has brown paper attached to back of jacket and black tape along edges of jacket. All corners of jacket are clipped. .

Poisoned Pen Press, 2020. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust… Read more about this item