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CALIFORNIA GIRL
by Parker, T. Jefferson
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060562366
- ISBN 13
- 9780060562366
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow & Co., 2004. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Parker's 12th mystery-thriller and his second to win an Edgar Award (Best Novel - 2005) is set in California in the 1960s and features the three Becker brothers, one a minister, one a journalist and one a homicide detective. All three are shocked by the savage murder of a young woman from their past and all three, each in his own way, set out to find the killer. First Edition, First Printing (as stated, with complete numberline). About 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches, 370 pages quarter bound in brown cloth over blue paper-covered boards. The dustjacket shows author's name in blue and title in white against a blue and yellow background on both front panel and spine. Full panel photo of Parker on back panel. Boards and text are clean, complete and unmarked, no bumping, no chipping or creasing, not remaindered. Dustjacket shows only touch of edgewear at spine ends, o/w no tears, no creasing, not price-clipped. A collectable copy of a well-deserved Edgar Award-winning novel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005586
- Title
- CALIFORNIA GIRL
- Author
- Parker, T. Jefferson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0060562366
- ISBN 13
- 9780060562366
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, THRILLER, CALIFORNIA, 1960S, EDGAR AWARD,
- Bookseller catalogs
- California; Crime; Historical Novel;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Chipping
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- First Edition
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