DEATH IS A LONELY BUSINESS
by Bradbury, Ray
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394547020
- ISBN 13
- 9780394547022
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1985. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Science Fiction legend Bradbury makes a contribution to the mystery genre with this story featuring California police detective Elmo Crumley; First Printing of the First Trade Edition; Fine copy in like DJ. Collectable.
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
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000062
- Title
- DEATH IS A LONELY BUSINESS
- Author
- Bradbury, Ray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0394547020
- ISBN 13
- 9780394547022
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, AMATEUR SLEUTH, VENICE, CALIFORNIA, 1949
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; California; Amateur Sleuth;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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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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- First Edition
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- Fine
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