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DRAGONFLY
by Koontz, Dean writing as K.W. Dwyer
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394492145
- ISBN 13
- 9780394492148
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Review copy, with the publisher's slip laid in. Inscribed by Dean Koontz on the half-title: "To Gary Elswick, This was Dwyer's last book before drink did him in. It is, arguably, his best work, though not much better than Shattered. It has elicited mail from both extreme left-wingers and extreme right-wingers, congratulating the author on his political insight, and it has gotten hate mail from both those factions, too, so it must be doing something right! Dean R. Koontz alias K.R. Dwyer". A sinister cabal plots to take over the world. The third novel Koontz published under his K.R. Dwyer pseudonym. Octavo. Original yellow paper-covered boards over a black cloth spine, with bronze and blind-stamped titles. A fine, unread copy in a fine dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72041
- Title
- DRAGONFLY
- Author
- Koontz, Dean writing as K.W. Dwyer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394492145
- ISBN 13
- 9780394492148
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- Literature, Suspense, Thrillers, Horror
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Publisher's Slip
- A piece of paper from the publisher included in an advance review copy or an uncorrected proof copy of a book. A publisher's...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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