THE SINS OF THE FATHERS
by BLOCK, Lawrence; introduction by KING, Stephen:
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Arlington Heights: Dark Harvest. 1991. First American hardcover edition. First American hardcover edition. Deluxe limited edition. Signed by the author. Publisher's original red faux leather with gilt titles to the spine, in the Carol Heyer illustrated dustwrapper and publisher's slipcase. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Housed in the fine publisher's slipcase. Issued in a limited edition of 400 copies, signed by Lawrence Block and Stephen King on the limitation page. The first book in the Matthew Scudder series. Originally published as a paperback original in 1976, this is the first American hardcover edition for which Stephen King contributes a ten page introduction 'No Cats: An Appreciation of Lawrence Block and Matthew Scudder'. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Synopsis
Matthew Scudder Crime Novel #1. "When Lawrence Block is in his Matthew Scudder mode, crime fiction can sidle up so close to literature that often there's no degree of difference" (The Philadelphia Inquirer).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25214
- Title
- THE SINS OF THE FATHERS
- Author
- BLOCK, Lawrence; introduction by KING, Stephen:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First American hardcover edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Arlington Heights: Dark Harvest. 1991
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...