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Mr. Murder
by Koontz, Dean
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399138749
- ISBN 13
- 9780399138744
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1/4 black coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles. 3/4 black coloured boards with gilt facsimile signature of the author to the front panel. Illustrated dustwrapper with silver coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the backstrip. Black-and-white photographs of author to the rear dustwrapper panel. Marty Stillwater and his family are living the good life – he is a successful author with two small daughters and a successful marriage. This comes to a crashing end when a man breaks into their home and announces " ... You stole my wife, my life, and my children I want them back." – from the front fold over panel blurb. Claiming to be the "real" Martin Stillwater, he wages an unrelenting and terrifying campaign against the family. In the end the family run – but, where ever they go the enemy finds them ... Softening of the backstrip edges with rubbing of the top book corners and lower book edges. Some age toning and handling marks to the textblock edges; age toning of the pages. Minor chipping of the dustwrapper corners and backstrip corners. Creasing to the top backstrip edge with rubbing of the panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [9], 2 - 376 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Horror; United States; ISBN: 0399138749. ISBN/EAN: 9780399138744. Inventory No: 0129165. . 9780399138744
Synopsis
Dean Koontz was born in Everett, Pennsylvania, and grew up in nearby Bedford. He won an Atlantic Monthly fiction competition when he was twenty and has been writing ever since. Mr. Koontz's books are published in 38 languages. Worldwide sales total more than 175 million copies, a figure that currently increases at a rate of more than 350 million copies a year. Dean and his wife, Gerda, live in southern California.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0129165
- Title
- Mr. Murder
- Author
- Koontz, Dean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399138749
- ISBN 13
- 9780399138744
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Fiction, horror, Family, murder, psychopathic killer, fiction and reality, Cloning Fiction; Horror; United States; Unbranded ISBN: 0399138749 EAN: 9780399138744 Koontz, Dean Mr. Murder
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horror;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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