Rare books from Adventures in Books

1982. Fine. Book Club Edition. Hardcover and dust jacket. D.j. is near fine with slight wear on top binding edge. Inside flap d.j has slight creases. Cover is smooth, unblemished, no tears, nicks or worn corners. Hardcover, as new, black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Tight binding, sharp, clean pages. No markings. (Actual photo) A flawless copy. 208 pages. "A" Is for Alibi is crime writer Sue Grafton's first mystery novel in the Kinsey Millhone "Alphabet mystery" series, first published in 1982.

First edition. 1997. Fine, almost new. Hardcover and dust jacket. D.J. is smooth and shiny, no tears, nicks or creases. Hardcover has tight binding and sharp, clean pages. No markings. 227 pages.

First Edition. 1997. Fine. Hardcover and dust jacket. D.j. has some minor rubbing and shelf wear, no tears,nicks or worn corners. Hardcover has minor foxing on top edge pages. Tight binding, sharp and clean pages. No markings. Fine condition. 558 pages.

First Edition. (1993) Hardcover with d.j. Fine with near fine dust jacket. D.J. has slight curl on top edge and light rubbing on back. No worn edges. Tight binding with clean, sharp pages. No markings. 305 pages. Dolores Claiborne is a psychological thriller novel. The novel is narrated by the title character. Atypically for a King novel, it has no chapters, double-spacing between paragraphs, or other section breaks; thus the text is a single continuous narrative which reads like the transcription of a spoken monologue. This book is dedicated to King's mother: "For my mother, Ruth Pillsbury King."