Strangled Prose

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible Very Good/good. 8vo, 183 pages. Black boards with gilt lettering. Personally inscribed and signed by author on title page to longtime Arkansas bookseller Myra Moran: "To Myra, All the best, Joan Hess." Firm binding; no loose pages. Book with minimal use and wear; jacket in clear protective cover… Read more about this item

ballantine books, 1987 first edition . 34059 fine, name stamp inside paperback,

Ballantine, 1987. mass market paperback. good. 184pp. from back cover: "'A cleverly conceived and executed mystery with a quick moving plot and an exciting finish...A fresh addition to the murder-on-campus genre.' --Houston Chronicle" #00579.

New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 183pp. Boards. A mystery featuring Claire Malloy. A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket with light wear. In Hubin, 2003, p. 728.; Octavo.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition of her first book. Book is missing the ffep, otherwise in near fine condition. Unclipped jacket has fairly heavy chipping to extremeties. Archival tape to verso of jacket.

New York:: St Martin's,, (1986). Hardcover first edition -. Just about fine in a good only dust jacket (short closed tears and some creasing to the upper edge of the dj). First printing. Author's first book, a mystery introducing bookseller Claire Malloy and her teenage daughter. A small first printing. 183 pp.

Berkley, 1978-10-01. Paperback. Good. 0 Paperback - Corner, edge wear - 7 x 1 x 5 inches

New York: St Martins Press, 1986. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the Title page. Signature only First edition, First printing. Book is in Very Good + condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a small amount of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust… Read more about this item

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986. paper over boards, dust jacket. Detective Fiction. 8vo. paper over boards, dust jacket. 183 pages. First edition. This copy is signed by the author on the title page. The crown of the spine is a web of creases with color loss. The heel is in similar shape. There's a jagged, 1/2-inch tear in… Read more about this item

New York: Ballantine Books, 1987. Minor edge and corner wear, gently scuffed, spine is lightly creased and slightly rolled, pages are beginning to tone, overall a very clean signed first Ballantine Books edition! Inscribed by the author on the title page! Author's first book! 184 very clean, unmarked and uncreased, suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages! Very very collectible signed first edition!… Read more about this item

First paperback edition first printing of the first novel in the Claire Malloy series. Light edge wear. Light reading creases to the spine and to the front cover next to the spine. In very good condition.

New York: Ballantine Books. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. 1. Soft Cover. 0345340590 . Publisher's glossy wraps, all edges yellow. . Spine cocked and moderately creased, front cover slightly creased near spine, some very slight wear around corners. VERY GOOD . 16mo 6" - 7" tall. (v), 184, (2) pp .

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK FINE/JACKET NEAR FINE. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1ST PRINTING. NOT PRICE CLIPPED. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. First mystery in the Claire Malloy bookstore owner series. Claire operates… Read more about this item

St Martins Pr, January 1986. Hardcover . 6.5 Bulk HB Low.

New York: St. Martin's, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. New York: St. Martin's, 1986. Author's first novel. Not clipped, no marks or folds. 183 pp. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing

St Martins Pr, 1986-03-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.8000 8.4000 5.6000. First edition. Inside has some staining on the first page, doesn't affect text.

1998. 1998 Hess, Joan STRANGLED PROSE NY: St Martin's Paperbacks, c1998 184pp Uncreased spine, minor rubbing on covers, near fine mass market paperback.

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1998. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1998. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Fawcett Books, 1987. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.