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The Black Cat: A Richard Jury Mystery
by Grimes, Martha
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670021601
- ISBN 13
- 9780670021604
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Viking Adult, 2010-04-05. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. Signed by Author. Inscribed by author on title page. Minor shelf wear to binding with light soiling on tail of spine. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.
Synopsis
Richard Jury is still dealing with the guilt of the accident that sent Lu Aquilar into a coma. But then he gets assigned the case of a beautiful woman who was murdered on the grounds of a pub called the Black Cat. And the only witness is a black cat. The woman is unidentifiable-but Jury is going to see that the person responsible is known to all...
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- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPgriTBC
- Title
- The Black Cat: A Richard Jury Mystery
- Author
- Grimes, Martha
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670021601
- ISBN 13
- 9780670021604
- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2010-04-05
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 21 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Inscribed
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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