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D Is For Deadbeat
by Sue Grafton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$418.86NZ$376.97
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1987. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 8" by 5.5". None. An excellent first UK edition of Sue Grafton's fourth novel in her celebrated 'alphabet series'. This first UK edition of celebrated crime and mystery author Sue Grafton's novel 'D Is For Deadbeat' is the fourth book in her award-winning 'alphabet series' following the hero of those novels, private investigator Kinsey Millhone, as she is tasked with finding someone who turns out to be dead, becoming embroiled in the not so cut and dry death of an ex-con. Grafton achieved great success with her mystery writing, reminiscent of hard-boiled detective fiction, winning several Anthony Awards and a Cartier Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association in 2004 honouring a lifetime achievement. First UK edition in clipped dustwrapper. Cunning and clever, Grafton's 'D Is For Deadbeat' forces her hero to confront some messy truths in both the case and herself. In the publisher's original binding with clipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart, with only some very minor shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. The clipped dustwrapper is generally very smart, with some minor shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with age-toning. Fine
Synopsis
"D" Is for Deadbeat is the fourth novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet" series of mystery novels and features Kinsey Millhone, a private eye based in Santa Teresa, California.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 672H15
- Title
- D Is For Deadbeat
- Author
- Sue Grafton
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Sue Grafton D Is For Deadbeat Alphabet Series Kinsey Millhone D Is For Deadbeat
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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