A GRAVE TALENT - SIGNED
by King, Laurie R
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. First Edition. Sharp copy of King's debut, winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. First Printing, first state, with the Hebrew print on the dedication page printed upside down. Octavo (21.5cm); black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [viii],310,[2]pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced $19.95).
Synopsis
A Grave Talent (1993) is the first book in Laurie R. King's Kate Martinelli series. Concerning the search for the murderer of several young girls, it won the 1994 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. It is followed by To Play the Fool.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4784
- Title
- A GRAVE TALENT - SIGNED
- Author
- King, Laurie R
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- 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...
- 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...
- First State
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- Fine
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...