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THE SCULPTRESS
by Walters, Minette
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0333593820
- ISBN 13
- 9780333593820
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed and dated in the year of publication by Minette Walters on the title page. Journalist Roz Leigh is drawn into the disturbing world of Olive, a huge, menacing woman imprisoned - perhaps wrongly - for the murders of her sister and mother. Octavo. Original red cloth binding, with gilt titles. Typical light toning to the contents. A fine, unread copy in a fine dust jacket.
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
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73305
- Title
- THE SCULPTRESS
- Author
- Walters, Minette
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0333593820
- ISBN 13
- 9780333593820
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Mystery, Crime Fiction
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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