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THE KILL FEE
by Van Wormer, Laura
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1551667444
- ISBN 13
- 9781551667447
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
U.S. & Ontario, Canada: MIRA, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Fine/Very Fine. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the AUTHOR with a stick-figure SKETCH (apparently of herself) & SIGNED again on the title page, 8vo, light blue quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over black boards, Mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped), 300 numbered pages, + [2] About the Author. New York Times Book Review: "A master of romantic suspense." A Sally Harrington Novel: 5th of 6 in the series. Coming home to California after testifying against a mafia boss, journalist Sally Harrington finds the mob is still after her when she goes to New York to help her uncle untangle his property ownership issues which have become embroiled with speculators and an attempted murder. Laura Van Wormer graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and has spent most of her life in publishing. She is the author of eleven previous novels. The Kill Fee is the fifth in the Sally Harrington series, although some characters--like the group at DBS News--appear in her earlier novels Riverside Drive, West End, Any Given Moment, and Talk. INSCRIBED with SKETCH & SIGNED TWICE. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION! One tiny ink squiggle on top of front pastedown.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2245
- Title
- THE KILL FEE
- Author
- Van Wormer, Laura
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1551667444
- ISBN 13
- 9781551667447
- Publisher
- MIRA
- Place of Publication
- U.S. & Ontario, Canada
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Murder, extra illustrated, sketch, drawing, woman, Florida, land, speculation, romance, boyfriend, uncle
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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