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Keziah Dane
by Sue Grafton
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€591.20€532.08
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1967. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A signed first edition of Sue Grafton's moving and engrossing novel about a poverty-struck widow, 'Keziah Dane'. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the title page. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. 'Keziah Dane' is a novel about a widow in Kentucky who lives on the brink of poverty, trying to look after her children after her husband dies in a flood. After Keziah's daughter is raped and attacks her rapist, she accidently kills him, which brings many consequences upon the family. Written by Sue Grafton, who is best known for her detective novels that feature the Californian detective Kinsey Millhone. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, near fine. Very small amount of bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Dustwrapper with light edgewear, with small closed tear to the rear flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Signed by the author to the title page. Near Fine
Synopsis
Keziah Dane is a 1967 novel by Sue Grafton. A work of mainstream fiction, this novel was published by Grafton was 27 years old. This is one of only two Sue Grafton novels published before her more famous "Alphabet" series of mystery novels. This is the fourth novel Grafton wrote but the first one published. Originally written under the title The Seventh Day of Keziah Dane, Grafton entered the unpublished novel in an Anglo-American Book Award contest.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 672P12
- Title
- Keziah Dane
- Author
- Sue Grafton
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- keziah dane sue grafton widow kentucky sue grafton crime detective
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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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- Fine
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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