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Booked to Die
by Dunning, John
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scribner, 1992. First Edition, 6th printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. , signed by author on title page [8.75x6in]; xiv, 321 pp.; Dark blue backstrip over dark blue papered covers, all edges trimmed; Dark illustrated dust jacket with white and tan lettering on front and spine, illustration of bookstore shelves on front and book related quiz on back; Minor shelf wear to edges, dust jacket price $24.00, evidence of remainder spot on bottom text edge, bookseller stamp on inside back jacket. John Dunning (born January 9, 1942) is an American writer of nonfiction and detective fiction. He is known for his reference books on old-time radio and his series of mysteries featuring Denver bookseller and ex-policeman Cliff Janeway. This is his first book in the Detective Janeway series about murder and rare books.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11601
- Title
- Booked to Die
- Author
- Dunning, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 6th printing
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
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- This & That;
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About the Seller
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Sebastopol, California
About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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- Shelf Wear
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