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A" Is For Alibi (First Printing In Dust Jacket)
by Grafton, Sue
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0030590485
- ISBN 13
- 9780030590481
- Seller
-
Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Grey Boards. Fair/Near Fine. 8 1/4" Tall. 274 Pp. Grey Boards With Red Lettering On Spine. First Edition Stated, With Full Number Line Including "1". Ex-Library, Book Quite Worn, Spine Leaned, Library Stamp On First Free Endpaper, Tiny Date On Facing Endpaper, No Other Marks, Hinge Cracked Before Title Page. Dust Jacket Priced $12.95, Date 0482 At Bottom Of Front Flap., No Wear But Two Tiny Surface Abrasions Near Bottom Of Spine Panel Where The Library Sticker Was Too-Roughly Removed.
Synopsis
"A" Is for Alibi is the first novel in the Kinsey Millhone series by crime writer Sue Grafton. It was published in 1982. The first printing of "A" Is for Alibi was 7,500 copies. Grafton based the story to some extent on her own 'fantasies' of murdering her then husband prior to divorce.
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Details
- Seller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 048018
- Title
- A" Is For Alibi (First Printing In Dust Jacket)
- Author
- Grafton, Sue
- Format/Binding
- Grey Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0030590485
- ISBN 13
- 9780030590481
- Publisher
- Holt Rinehart Winston
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 8 1/4" Tall
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature: Mystery and Detection;
- X weight
- 0 lb
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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