THE SIBYL IN HER GRAVE
by Caudwell, Sarah
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Columbus, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY.: Delacorte Press / Random House, Inc.. Very Good. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book is hard-bound in tan paper covered boards, with a gilt stamped black spine, in a very nice dust jacket. The covers show light wear to the edges. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean. The DJ art was done by Edward Gorey. From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu (1945-2019) of Columbus, Ohio. .
Synopsis
Sarah Caudwell is also the author of Thus Was Adonis Murdered , The Shortest Way to Hades , and The Sirens Sang of Murder . She studied law at St. Anne's College, Oxford, was called to the Chancery Bar, and practiced as a barrister for several years in Lincoln's Inn. She then became a member of the legal section of a major London bank, where she found herself specializing in international tax planning. Sarah Caudwell died in January 2000.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hoffman Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76521
- Title
- THE SIBYL IN HER GRAVE
- Author
- Caudwell, Sarah
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press / Random House, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY.
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Sarah Caudwell, Edward Gorey
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- 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....