Death is A Lonely Business
by Bradbury, Ray
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Like New/No dustjacket as issued
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Easton Press, 1985. First Edition. Leather Bound. Like New/No dustjacket as issued. Signed by Author. First edition signed by Bradbury on the first flyleaf. Full hunter-green leather with gilt design on the panels; lettering and four raised bands on the spine. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. All edges gilt. Sewn-in placemarker. A Franklin Library letter signed by the publisher is laid in. 8vo. 278pp.
Synopsis
Death Is a Lonely Business is a mystery novel by Ray Bradbury published in 1985. The story, set in 1949, is about a series of murders that happen in Venice, California, then a declining seaside community in Los Angeles where Bradbury lived from 1942 to 1950. The main character and narrator (who never mentions his name) is a sensitive, modest writer, with a girlfriend studying in Mexico City.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPbraDL
- Title
- Death is A Lonely Business
- Author
- Bradbury, Ray
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Date Published
- 1985
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Chaparral Books
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Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Raised Band(s)
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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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
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