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"A" is for Alibi (A Kinsey Millhone Mystery, Book 1)
by Grafton, Sue
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0805013342
- ISBN 13
- 9780805013344
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1982. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Later Printing. Small Octavo. 275 pp, Previous owner's stamp sized bookplate on upper front pastedown, Sixth Printing of the First Edition. Red Papered boards, glitzy spine letters, in unclipped DJ with acetate protector. Binding tight, square, pages unmarked and well-preserved..
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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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009264
- Title
- "A" is for Alibi (A Kinsey Millhone Mystery, Book 1)
- Author
- Grafton, Sue
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0805013342
- ISBN 13
- 9780805013344
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- Small Octavo
- Keywords
- the "Alphabet" mystery writer. Sue Grafton - Sue Taylor Grafton (April 24, 1940 - December 28, 2017)
- Bookseller catalogs
- MYSTERY & SCIFI;
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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