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A" IS FOR ALIBI
by Grafton, Sue
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0030590485
- ISBN 13
- 9780030590481
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Holt Rinehart Winston, 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page in her unique, beautiful calligraphic hand.. Mystery novel featuring wise-cracking female private investigator, Kinsey Millhone. When Nikki comes out of jail after serving a sentence for murdering her husband, she calls in Kinsey Millhone to track down the real killer. Sue Grafton was one of the most popular female writers, both in the US and in the UK before her untimely death in 2017 at the age of 77> "A" IS FOR ALIBI is the first boook in the 'alphabet' series to feature her celebrated sleuth, Kinsey Millhone. This is a very scarce, prized title, especially in this condition. Fine, first edition, first printing, in very fine first state dust jacket(#12.95 and 0482 on front flap0 in mylar-protected cover. M103
Synopsis
"A" Is for Alibi is the first novel in the Kinsey Millhone series by crime writer Sue Grafton. It was published in 1982. The first printing of "A" Is for Alibi was 7,500 copies. Grafton based the story to some extent on her own 'fantasies' of murdering her then husband prior to divorce.
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- Bookseller
- Joe Staats, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024459
- Title
- A" IS FOR ALIBI
- Author
- Grafton, Sue
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0030590485
- ISBN 13
- 9780030590481
- Publisher
- Holt Rinehart Winston
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
Joe Staats, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Joe Staats, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2003
Los Angeles, California
About Joe Staats, Bookseller
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We specialize in collectible, contemporary signed first editions. First edition means the first printing. (Later printings of the first edition are typically not printed on acid-free paper, and should be avoided by collectors.) Signatures are obtained by us in person. Inscribed books sold by us may contain a line, a phrase, or a sketch that the author has chosen to add. Our signed books are not dedicated to anybody in particular (not to your grandmother, your Aunt Gladys, your ex-lover or your former cellmate), except in the rare case of a presentation copy from an author to a noteworthy person. All our books are hardcover, unless the book is an Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof, or PBO. You can expect that the books we send you will be as described, and in a physical condition worthy of the author’s having signed them. We do not sell remainder-marked books, signed or otherwise
We specialize in collectible, contemporary signed first editions. First edition means the first printing. (Later printings of the first edition are typically not printed on acid-free paper, and should be avoided by collectors.) Signatures are obtained by us in person. Inscribed books sold by us may contain a line, a phrase, or a sketch that the author has chosen to add. Our signed books are not dedicated to anybody in particular (not to your grandmother, your Aunt Gladys, your ex-lover or your former cellmate), except in the rare case of a presentation copy from an author to a noteworthy person. All our books are hardcover, unless the book is an Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof, or PBO. You can expect that the books we send you will be as described, and in a physical condition worthy of the author’s having signed them. We do not sell remainder-marked books, signed or otherwise
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