LEMONS NEVER LIE
by Westlake, Donald E., writing as "Richard Stark
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Book is bound upside down, remainder mark to lower page edges otherwise nearly fine in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild color
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York and Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, [1971]. First edition. Book is bound upside down, remainder mark to lower page edges otherwise nearly fine in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild color fade to spine panel. (16249). Octavo, cloth. Signed inscription by Westlake on the title page as "Richard Stark / (aka Don Westlake)". The fourth Alan Grofield novel. "Grofield seems a slightly different character in his solo novels, struggling to perform the role of protagonist and not sidekick; but the two personas converge in the Parker-like Lemons Never Lie." - Pronzini and Muller: 1001 Midnights: The Afficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 749-51.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16249
- Title
- LEMONS NEVER LIE
- Author
- Westlake, Donald E., writing as "Richard Stark
- Book Condition
- Used - Book is bound upside down, remainder mark to lower page edges otherwise nearly fine in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild color
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York and Cleveland
- Date Published
- [1971]
- Keywords
- Mystery . Signed
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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