Killing Mister Watson
by Matthiessen, Peter
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York; (1990): Random House. First Edition. Large Octavo. Signed by the author.372(1) pp. The story of the contradictory Mister Watson, a plantation owner in the Everglades who awes and terrifies his neighbors, who love and admire, hate and fear him in equal measure. A fine copy bound in 1/4 dark blue cloth over blue-green paper covered boards, lettering in a pink foil, endpapers are maps, in a fine unclipped pictorial dust jacket. Very nice.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023109
- Title
- Killing Mister Watson
- Author
- Matthiessen, Peter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York; (1990)
- Keywords
- Signed Murder Mr. Watson the Everglades
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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