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WAXWORK
by Lovesey, Peter
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0333234553
- ISBN 13
- 9780333234556
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Peter Lovesey on the title page. This is No. 5 of 7 copies especially signed by the author at Post Mortem Books on June 28, 1983, with a printed card and the original receipt laid in. Winner of the Silver Dagger Award, this is the eighth novel featuring Victorian era detective Sergeant Daniel Cribb and his assistant Constable Thackeray. Octavo. Original green cloth binding, with silver titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
Synopsis
Peter Lovesey is the author of over twenty-five novels. He has received many CWA Awards and the Malice Domestic Award for Lifetime Achievement. He lives in Chichester, England.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73180
- Title
- WAXWORK
- Author
- Lovesey, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0333234553
- ISBN 13
- 9780333234556
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- Mystery, Detective Fiction, Crime Novel, Victorian Era
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.
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- Octavo
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- Jacket
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