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Whispers
by Koontz, Dean R
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399123512
- ISBN 13
- 9780399123511
- Seller
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1980. Young screenwriter & cop fall in love while investigating her assault; suspense ensues. Koontz's breakout novel, the first under his name to achieve bestseller status; filmed in 1990. First edition (first printing), hardcover in jacket, as pictured. General wear & smudging to book, top edge badly worn; jacket shows some edgewear, short tears, creases; minor stains to page edges. Looks okay on the shelf, but not exactly a 'collectible' example. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Octavo.
Synopsis
Whispers is a novel by American suspense author Dean Koontz, originally published in 1980. It was the first of Koontz's novels to appear on the New York Times Bestsellers List, and is widely credited with launching his career as a best-selling author. The novel was also adapted for a 1990 film by the same name.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- x1160
- Title
- Whispers
- Author
- Koontz, Dean R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399123512
- ISBN 13
- 9780399123511
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Horror, Romace, Evil, Crime, Suspense, Modern First Editions
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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