LAURA BLUNDY
by Myerson, Julie
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1573221686
- ISBN 13
- 9781573221689
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Riverhead/Penguin, 2000. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The fourth novel from Myerson, a somewhat controversial English journalist and critic, is a noir crime-thriller set in Victorian London. It features Laura Blundy, a woman who beats her husband to death to protect her lover, a married man fifteen years younger than her. The Times called the book, "An anguished, haunting fiction"." by a "merciless writer who spares nothing." First printing of the First U.S. Edition. A slight spine lean, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. The dustjacket shows only minor surface and edge wear but no significant flaws. No tears or chipping, not price-clipped.
Synopsis
Julie Myerson lives in London.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005248
- Title
- LAURA BLUNDY
- Author
- Myerson, Julie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing, First U.S. Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 1573221686
- ISBN 13
- 9781573221689
- Publisher
- Riverhead/Penguin
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- CRIME, FIRST EDITION, VICTORIAN ERA, ENGLAND, HISTORICAL, MURDER, THRILLER,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crime; England; Historical Mystery;
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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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- 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....