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A Grave Talent
by Laurie R King
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0312088043
- ISBN 13
- 9780312088040
- Seller
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Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
A brilliant first printing, first edition of the author's first book [St Martin's Press New York 1993]. This book is the second issue of the first printing with the dedication printed correctly. The book is in very fine condition and is signed by the author directly on the title page. It has no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is in equally fine condition, not price-clipped ($19.95 ), with no creases, chips or tears and absolutely minimal shelf wear. It is now protected by an archival cover which is easily removable, if so desired. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.
Synopsis
A Grave Talent (1993) is the first book in Laurie R. King's Kate Martinelli series. Concerning the search for the murderer of several young girls, it won the 1994 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. It is followed by To Play the Fool.
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Details
- Bookseller
- C&S Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001075
- Title
- A Grave Talent
- Author
- Laurie R King
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0312088043
- ISBN 13
- 9780312088040
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Pages
- 310
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
C&S Books
Biblio member since 2023
Windsor, Ontario
About C&S Books
At C&S Books we have been collecting books for many years. We appreciate the beauty of a truly collectible book, with regard to both edition and condition. We maintain a small inventory of carefully curated first editions, many signed by award winning authors.
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- Remainder
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- Title Page
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- Shelf Wear
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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