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SWEET, SWEET POISON
by Wilhelm, Kate
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 031204433X
- ISBN 13
- 9780312044336
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the tltle page, 8vo, brown cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a mysterious forest scene with a hand reaching out to a dog painted by Paul Cozzolino, 262 pages. Kate Wilhelm (1928 - 2018) was an American author who wrote novels and stories in science fiction, mystery, and suspense genres, including the Hugo Award-winning Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang, A Charlie Meiklejohn & Constance Leidl Mystery. SWEET, SWEET POISON begins with a couple enjoying their escape from the Bronx into the quiet woods of a rural retreat, when their guard dog poisoned along with a member of a biological team doing research in the area. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects! Number line indicating printing ends in "1." Slight rubbing to lower edge of the otherwise bright, clean dust jacket. No remainder marks. DJ has edgewear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5801
- Title
- SWEET, SWEET POISON
- Author
- Wilhelm, Kate
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 031204433X
- ISBN 13
- 9780312044336
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- $14; Artist's colony, maryland, murder, detectives, couple, Bronx, poison, biology, research
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Remainder
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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