Burglars Can't Be Choosers -- Signed
by Block, Lawrence
Lawrence Block is a four-time winner of the Edgar Award and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. He has also won four Shamus Awards, and was the first recipient of the Nero Wolfe Award. He is the author of over 40 books, many of which feature the characters Bernie Rhodenbarr, Matthew Scudder, Chip Harrison, and Evan Tanner. He lives in New York City with his wife Lynne.
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Burglars Can't Be Choosers
by Block, Lawrence
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394411835
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rockville, Maryland, USA
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£142.87
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1977. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1977 Random House TRUE FIRST edition of the first Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery. SPECIALLY NUMBERED (323/1000) & SIGNED** on a pastedown card on the ffep. This copy is in FINE/NEAR FINE condition. The HB is super clean and unmarked. The DJ is not price clipped… Read more about this item Item Price
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Burglar's Can't be Choosers (signed and numbered)
by Block, Lawrence
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Block's own limited edition
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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£102.05
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First edition 1st printing, Near Fine, unread book has very light edge wear and a small, light, circular binding glue smudge top page edge; Near Fine jacket has mild yellowing, touch of rubbing front panel, and a small snag bottom of spine that has tiny bit of loss. Number 602 of 1000 limited copies created and signed by Block on… Read more about this item Item Price
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Burglars Can't Be Choosers
by Lawrence Block
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780525939436
- Quantity Available
- 1
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The Woodlands, Texas, USA
- Item Price
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£24.45
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First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Reissue of Random 1977- First Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery. Hardcover with jacket in Mylar cover, not price clipped, signed by author on custom designed bookplate, 1st ed./1st printing, complete numberline with #1, trade (retail) edition, not bookclub or ex-library. CONDITION: BOOK Fine - tight square, white pages, no markings of any kind. JACKET: Fine… Read more about this item Item Price
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Burglar's Can't Be Choosers [SIGNED LIMITED EDITION]
by Block, Lawrence
- Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA
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£61.23
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New York: Random House, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/fine. A Very Good + to Near Fine copy of the first edition, first printing of this Limited Edition, being Number 913 of 1,000 copies SIGNED BY LAWRENCE BLOCK on a special plate affixed to the front free endpaper's recto; being a tight and unread copy with some shelf… Read more about this item Item Price
£61.23
Burglars Can't Be Choosers: Library Edition
by Block, Lawrence
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394411835
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA
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£32.64
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Random House, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Author(s). Book and dust jacket show very little use. SIGNED by the author. ***PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE!*** Item Price
£32.64
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Burglars Can't be Choosers
by Block, Lawrence
- Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394411835
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Northridge, California, USA
- Item Price
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£65.30
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Random House. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394411838 . First printing hardcover. # 697 of one thousand copies of the first edition serially numbered and signed by the author to a card affixed to ffep. Fine/as new, appears unread. The DJ in mylar is near fine; it appears trimmed to… Read more about this item Item Price
£65.30
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Burglars Can't Be Choosers
by Lawrence Block
- Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Dutton Printing
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Yellow paper covered boards with cloth spine and gilt lettering
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Independence, Missouri, USA
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£4.08
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Missing dust jacket.
Pages clean, no marks, but page edges have tiny discoloration spotting, bottom page edge has black remainder mark.
Cover boards are very good condition - no edge or corner wear.
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£4.08
Burglar's Can't Be Choosers.
by BLOCK, Lawrence.
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394411835
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
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£20.41
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NY:: Random House,. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1977. Hardcover. 0394411838 . First printing. Near fine in a near fine (age toning to rear panel and flap edges) dust jacket. . Item Price
£20.41
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Burglars Can't Be Choosers
by Lawrence Block
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394411835
- Quantity Available
- 1
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North Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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£16.33
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Inscribed by the Author on the front free end paper. Bibliomystery
A fine book in a near fine dust jacket with light edge wear, light dust soiling. See Photos
bx96 Item Price
£16.33
BURGLARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS
by Block, Lawrence
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Printing, Second Edition.
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780525939436
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Canandaigua, New York, USA
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£23.47
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New York: Dutton/Penguin, 1995. First Printing, Second Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Originally published by Random House in 1977, this novel was the first in the award-winning Block's highly-successful and widely-praised mystery series featuring New York City bookseller/burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr. Now re-issued, with an afterword by Block describing how Bernie came to be, this copy of the First Printing… Read more about this item Item Price
£23.47
Burglar's Can't be Choosers
by Block, Lawrence
- Condition
- Used - NF
- Jacket Condition
- NF
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394411835
- Quantity Available
- 1
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New Harbor, Maine, USA
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£31.86
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New York: Random House, 1977. Book. NF. Hardcover. First Edition. First printing. A NF copy in a NF dust jacket with the price of $6.95 intact on the front flap.. Item Price
£31.86
Burglars Can't Be Choosers
by Block, Lawrence
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780525939436
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Schenectady, New York, USA
- Item Price
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£24.49
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New York: Dutton, 1995. First Printing. Hardcover. Mild bruise to spine heel else a fine copy in bright fine dustjacket. A mystery featuring Bernie Rhodenbarr.; Octavo.
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£24.49
Burglar's Can't be Choosers (Signed, Limited)
by Block, Lawrence
- Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394411835
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Lincoln City, Oregon, USA
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£73.48
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NY: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394411838 . Signed by Block on the limitation page (148/1000). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 181 pages; Signed by Author . Item Price
£73.48
Burglars can't be choosers
by Block, Lawrence
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394411835
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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£18.61
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Random House. hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. Signed /inscribed by author Item Price
£18.61
Burglars Can't Be Choosers
by BLOCK, LAWRENCE
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- FIRST
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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PASADENA, California, USA
- Item Price
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£53.07
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RANDOM, 1977. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). FIRST. A FINE FIRST IN DJ. SIGNED LIMITED . Item Price
£53.07
Burglar's Can't Be Choosers
by Block, Lawrence
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1977
- ISBN
- 9780394411835
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Toronto , Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
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£110.21
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Signed Limited Edition. Stated First Edition with full number line, Random House, 1977. In fine condition, clean and unmarked, appears unread, in a near fine dustjacket, showing yellowing, price intact on flap. Signed and numbered by author on label affixed to front endpage. Item Price
£110.21
Burglars can't be choosers
by Block, Lawrence
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-Very Good (+) Book
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good (-)
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394411835
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, USA
- Item Price
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£93.07
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Random House, 1977 Book. Very Good-Very Good (+) Book. Hardcover. Signed & Numbered Edition. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed/Limited edition (No. 511 or 1,000 copies). Secure binding with clean pages and mild foxing at the outer page edge. The lightly rubbed jacket has a small tear at the front top edge and mild edge wear.… Read more about this item Item Price
£93.07
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Burglars Can't Be Choosers
by BLOCK LAWRENCE
- Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Leicester, GBR
- Item Price
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£475.00
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London: Robert Hale, 1978. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Publishers original black cloth with silver titles to the spine. An excellent very near fine copy (spotted to the top edge of the text block) in a fine D/W. Not price-clipped (£3.95 to the front… Read more about this item Item Price
£475.00
Burglars Can't Be Choosers: Library Edition
by Block, Lawrence
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- Limited/ First Edition
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394411835
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Austin, Minnesota, USA
- Item Price
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£44.09
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Random House, 1977. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited/ First Edition. Hardcover in jacket. Limited to 1,000 numbered copies on signed authorial bookplate. Browning to jacket and page edges.. Item Price
£44.09
Burglars Can't Be Choosers (Bernie Rhodenbarr Mystery)
by Lawrence Block
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1995
- ISBN
- 9780525939436
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Dowagiac, Michigan, USA
- Item Price
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£16.33
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Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 256 p. Bernie Rhodenbarr Mystery. Audience: General/trade.
Inscribed by author.
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£16.33