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THE SCULPTRESS
by Walters, Minette
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0312099096
- ISBN 13
- 9780312099091
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, 8vo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4"), red cloth with silver lettering on spine, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with a blood-tipped knife on wooden table, 308 pages. 1 lb. 6 oz. Minette Walters (born 1949) is a best-selling major English crime writer. Her first full-length novel, The Ice House (1992) won the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey award for best first novel. Walters's second novel, THE SCULPTRESS, won the Mystery Writers of America EDGAR Award. Her third novel, The Scold's Bridle, then won the CWA Gold Dagger, giving her a unique treble. <br/><br/>SIGNED and in EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION! No remainder marks.
Synopsis
The Sculptress (1993) is a crime novel by English writer Minette Walters. She won an Edgar and a Macavity Award for the book, and the story was also made into a BBC series in 1996, starring Pauline Quirke as Olive Martin.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5816
- Title
- THE SCULPTRESS
- Author
- Walters, Minette
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0312099096
- ISBN 13
- 9780312099091
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- First Edition
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- Title Page
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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