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Deja Dead; Deja Dead; Death du Jour; Fatal Voyage
by Kathy Reichs
- Used
- Near Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York; London: William Heinemann; Scribner, 1997-01. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. Near Fine/Fine. 9" by 6" . None . Four bright first editions, first impressions of these Temperance Brennan novels by Kathy Reichs, one signed. The first US and first UK edition, first impression of Deja Dead, the author's first novel, winner of the 1997 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel; and first UK editions, first impressions of Death du Jour and Fatal Voyage, the latter signed by the author to half title. Each enclosed in its original, unclipped dust wrapper. Novels by Kathy Reichs in the Temperance Brennan series following the homonymous fictional character, a forensic anthropologist, nos. 1, 2, and 4; Reichs is an American author and, like her character, a forensic anthropologist. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities. Dust wrappers unclipped and excellent with minor shelf wear only. Light minor spotting to first and last few leaves of the occasional volume, pages otherwise bright and clean. Near Fine
Synopsis
Déjà Dead is the first novel by Kathy Reichs starring Temperance Brennan. It won the 1997 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel. The novel is set in Montreal, Quebec where a series of women are found brutally murdered. They are brutally hit on the head and their dead bodies are packed in plastic bags and buried.
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Details
- Seller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 843A13
- Title
- Deja Dead; Deja Dead; Death du Jour; Fatal Voyage
- Author
- Kathy Reichs
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Brochure/Pamphlet
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann; Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York; London
- Date Published
- 1997-01
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- first editions kathy reichs crime fiction kathy reichs
Terms of Sale
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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