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Indemnity Only [Signed Bookplate laid-in]
by PARETSKY, Sara
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Gollancz, 1982. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Signed bookplate loosely laid-in; Octavo (20cm); red cloth covered boards titled in gilt on the spine; dustjacket; 244pp.; spine ends lightly pushed; minor rubbing to the lower edge of front board; minoe offsetting inside front cover; small scuff inside rear cover; about Near Fine. The dustjacket has light rubbing to the extremities; about Near Fine.
Inspiration for V.I. Warshawski - a 1991 film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Kathleen Turner. "Warshawski finds herself investigating a big insurance fraud and a murder contract, and confronting a formitable array of gunmen. But one woman is equal to ten thugs when she's Warshawski, karate expert and deadly marksman. Hired by a man who calls himself John Thayer, V I's assignment is to find Thayer's son Peter's missing girlfriend. But when V.I. finds young Peter's dead body instead, her client disappears. Her efforts to track down her client and learn his true identity take her deep into a labyrinth of fraud and violence." (from the dustjacket; saraparetsky.com).
Inspiration for V.I. Warshawski - a 1991 film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Kathleen Turner. "Warshawski finds herself investigating a big insurance fraud and a murder contract, and confronting a formitable array of gunmen. But one woman is equal to ten thugs when she's Warshawski, karate expert and deadly marksman. Hired by a man who calls himself John Thayer, V I's assignment is to find Thayer's son Peter's missing girlfriend. But when V.I. finds young Peter's dead body instead, her client disappears. Her efforts to track down her client and learn his true identity take her deep into a labyrinth of fraud and violence." (from the dustjacket; saraparetsky.com).
Synopsis
Meeting an anonymous client late on a sizzling summer night is asking for trouble. But trouble is Chicago private eye V.I. Warshwski's specialty. Her client says he's the prominent banker, John Thayer. Turns out he's not. He says his son's girlfriend, Anita Hill, is missing. Turns out that's not her real name. V.I.'s search turns up someone soon enough -- the real John Thayer's son, and he's dead. Who's V.I.'s client? Why has she been set up and sent out on a wild-goose chase? By the time she's got it figured, things are hotter -- and deadlier -- than Chicago in July. V.I.'s in a desperate race against time. At stake: a young woman's life.From the Paperback edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54199
- Title
- Indemnity Only [Signed Bookplate laid-in]
- Author
- PARETSKY, Sara
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.K. Edition
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1982
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Women; Mystery, Crime, and Detective Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
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- Bookplate
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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