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Death Is a Lonely Business
by Bradbury, Ray
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394547020
- ISBN 13
- 9780394547022
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1/4 black coloured cloth covered back strip with silver coloured titles. 3/4 pale Olive coloured boards with black coloured titles to the front panel. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Fred Marcellino, with pale peach and black coloured titles to the front panel and white and pale peach coloured titles to the back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear dustwrapper panel. A murder mystery which edges over into fantasy, long before the concept of urban fantasy was popularised. A little rubbing of the book corners and softening of the back strip edges. Some sunning to the top book edges. Very light age toning of the text block edges and pages. Fading of the back strip with a yellow stain to the rear panel. A little creasing of the top dustwrapper edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10], 3 - 277, [3] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Crime Fiction. ISBN: 0394547020. ISBN/EAN: 9780394547022. Inventory No: 0288535. . 9780394547022
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
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0288535
- Title
- Death Is a Lonely Business
- Author
- Bradbury, Ray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394547020
- ISBN 13
- 9780394547022
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- BZDB2 mystery fantasy crime murder Science Fiction & Fantasy; Crime Fiction. Unbranded ISBN: 0394547020 EAN: 9780394547022 Bradbury, Ray Death Is a Lonely Business
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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