Make Death Love Me
by Ruth Rendell
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Co., 1979. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9" by 5.5". None. The first edition of Ruth Rendell's award winning psychological crime novel. The true first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Shortlisted for the Edgar award and the winner of the Martin Beck Award. This award winning Psychological crime novel was written by English thriller and murder mystery author Ruth Rendell. This novel follows Alan Groombridge, a bank manager who dreams of becoming rich, until one day this dream becomes a grim reality which gets a young girl caught up in the mess. This novel is considered to be one of Rendell's most powerful and bleak works. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with a slight lean and bumping to the head of the spine. The wrap is excellent with bumping to the head of the spine, slight marks and minimal edge wear. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Near Fine
Synopsis
Make Death Love Me is a psychological crime novel by English author Ruth Rendell, regarded by some as one of her bleakest and most powerful stories. The novel was shortlisted for an Edgar and won Sweden's prestigous Martin Beck Award.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 901Z3
- Title
- Make Death Love Me
- Author
- Ruth Rendell
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Crime Edgar Award shortlisted Martine Beck Award Psychological Edgar Award shortlisted
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
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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