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A Thief of Time (Signed Limited Edition)
by Hillerman, Tony
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/None, as issued
- ISBN 10
- 0060159383
- ISBN 13
- 9780060159382
- Seller
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Farmington, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
SIGNED, LIMITED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (stated, complete number line to 1) New York, Harper & Row, 1988. This is a publisher's specially bound limited and numbered edition in a custom slipcase. Author's Signature directly on the Limitation Page, Number 78 of 250 copies. No dust jacket, as issued. Boards are covered in oatmeal cloth and rust paper in Fine condition. Lettering on spine in rust. Slipcase illustrated with a wraparound map of Anasazi Country the location of the novel is also in Fine condition. Photos are of this copy. Binding Tight and Square. Text Clean, no owner's marks. This is a Beautiful Collector's copy in as new condition. Books are Carefully Packed and Shipped Daily with USPS Tracking from Dry, Smoke-Free shop. Complete Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Synopsis
When two corpses appear amid stolen goods and bones at an ancient burial site, Leaphorn and Chee must plunge into the past to unearth the truth.A noted anthropologist vanishes at a moonlit Indian ruin where "thieves of time" ravage sacred ground for profit. When two corpses appear amid stolen goods and bones at an ancient burial site, Navajo Tribal Policemen Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee must plunge into the past to unearth the astonishing truth behind a mystifying series of horrific murders.
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Details
- Bookseller
- McInBooks, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2983 HIL024
- Title
- A Thief of Time (Signed Limited Edition)
- Author
- Hillerman, Tony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None, as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed, Limited First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0060159383
- ISBN 13
- 9780060159382
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Chee, Leaphorn Navajo Mystery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
McInBooks, IOBA
I guarantee my books 100%. If you are dissatisfied for any reason, notify me for return directions. Return it in same condition sent, and I will gladly issue a full refund.
About the Seller
McInBooks, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Farmington, New Mexico
About McInBooks, IOBA
Welcome to McInBooks. I specialize in Modern Signed First Editions and other Fine Books.
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