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The Lovely Bones (Signed 1st Printing)
by Alice Sebold
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0316666343
- ISBN 13
- 9780316666343
- Seller
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LA QUINTA, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co, 2002. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A fine copy in an unclipped and near-fine dustjacket. This copy is signed by the author on the title page--signature only. All first edition points met--1-10 number line on copyright page. "0702" on inside front flap of DJ, Margot Livesay blurb on back panel. Dustjacket has light rubbing. Protected in a new clear archival dustjacket cover and will be well packed and shipped in a box.
Synopsis
The Lovely Bones is a 2002 novel by Alice Sebold. It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being brutally raped and murdered, watches from heaven as her family and friends go on with their lives, while she herself comes to terms with her own death. The novel received a great deal of critical praise and became an instant bestseller. A film adaptation of the novel is currently in post-production and is being directed by Peter Jackson, who personally purchased the rights.
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- Bookseller
- Classic First Editions
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- cfe13422
- Title
- The Lovely Bones (Signed 1st Printing)
- Author
- Alice Sebold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0316666343
- ISBN 13
- 9780316666343
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 328
- Keywords
- FICTION Books & Reading
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- Rubbing
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- Number Line
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- Fine
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