New York: Berkley Books, 1995. This book club edition is in Fine, unread condition with a Fine dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. This book was first published in 1979 when Dean Koontz used the pseudonym, Leigh Nichols. The book concerns the terrifying, repetitive dreams of an American singer working in Japan and the man who helps her to discover that she is not the person she thinks she is. The book is bound in black boards with gilt spine titles. The book has a small erasure mark of the original owner's name on the free front endpaper. The book itself does not appear to have been read. It measures 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 300 pages.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Dean Koontz was born in Everett, Pennsylvania, and grew up in nearby Bedford. He won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition when he was twenty and has been writing ever since. Mr. Koontz's books are published in 38 languages. Worldwide sales total more than 175 million copies, a figure that currently increases at a rate of more than 350 million copies a year. Dean and his wife, Gerda, live in southern California.

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Seller: Grimalkin Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 002117
Title: The Key to Midnight
Author: Koontz, Dean (Nichols, Leigh)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
ISBN 10: 0425147517
ISBN 13: 9780425147511
Publisher: Berkley Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1995
Keywords: Thriller
Bookseller catalogs: Adventure and Thriller Fiction; Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Grimalkin Books

Grimalkin Books is located in Steelton, Pennsylvania, the first town south of Harrisburg. We specialize in older, unusual books and sets, often literary, artistic, or historical. "Grimalkin" is old English for an old gray cat, mainly because the owner, Bob Amsel, is a cat lover. All books subject to prior sale. Payment must be received within 10 days of the order or item will be returned to stock. We accept money orders, bank checks, personal checks (allow time to clear), PayPal or MasterCard/Visa through Biblio's credit card processing service. International orders must be paid in US dollars and can be paid via PayPal, credit card (through ABE), or International Postal Money Order. Your purchase will be carefully packaged to protect it during shipping. Books may not be returned just because the buyer has changed his mind. Only books with actual defects that were not mentioned by the seller in the listing may be returned. Please insure returns for their full value.

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Book Club Edition: A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Brodart: Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....