PENTECOST ALLEY
by Perry, Anne
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (6517)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Fawcett Columbine, [1996]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (6517). Octavo, cloth backed boards. Signed inscription by Perry on the title page. A Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mystery. "Perry has very cleverly portrayed British Victorian society with a sharp eye for its particular brand of social deceit. She is especially skilled at making the reader realize the almost unbelievable subjugation of women in those days..." - Pronzini and Muller: 1001 Midnights, The Aficionados Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp 626-627. Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 832-834.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6517
- Title
- PENTECOST ALLEY
- Author
- Perry, Anne
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (6517)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fawcett Columbine
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1996]
- Keywords
- Mystery . Signed
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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