The Black Marble

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Delacorte Press, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Thriller set inside the elite world of dog shows in moneyed Pasadena, southern California, drawing on the author's long history in the region as both a member of LAPD & a resident of Los Angeles. A First Edition, first printing from 1978, SIGNED by the Author with… Read more about this item

Little. Fair. 180mm / 120mm. Paperback. 1981. 354 pages. Cover worn. Spine ripped.<br>A.M. Valnikov is an embit tered alcoholic Los Angeles cop. Natalie Zimmerman, an attractive and uncompromising policewoman, is given the job of pulling him together, and the ill-suited couple stumble into a bizarre and br utal extortion case. The author's other books include The Onion F… Read more about this item

New York: Delacorte Press, 1978. First Edition, First Printing so stated with no additional printings indicated. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Black cloth over boards, gold gilt lettering on spine, aqua blue end papers. Book condition: Near Fine. Top staining is still nice light apricot color. Tips are sharp and square on bottom and just a tad bumped up top.… Read more about this item

New York: Delacorte Press, 1978. A well-characterized novel and, later, movie in Fine/Near Fine condition and signed by the author on the half title. DJ shows some edgewear and tanning, a small tear at top of front flap and top of spine.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Delacorte Press, 1978. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Delacorte Press, 1978. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Delacorte, 1978. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Very good/good. 3rd printing of Wambaugh's fifth novel. Inscribed, signed and dated October 4, 1979 by Joseph Wambaugh. Black cloth, a near fine copy in dust jacket which is complete with original price on inside flap. Some light soiling to jacket, small tear, creasing and crease to inside flap.

Delacorte Press, 1978-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.0000 8.3000 5.8000. Noticeably aged / worn / yellowed.\r\n

Delacorte Press, 1978. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

NY: Delacorte Press, 1978. The book is very tight & clean. DJ is beginning to tan on the edges.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Delacorte Press, 1978. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. Thriller set inside the elite world of dog shows in moneyed Pasadena, southern California, drawing on the author's long history in the region as both a member of LAPD & a resident of Los Angeles. A FIRST EDITION, first printing… Read more about this item

First edition first printing of the fourth fictional novel written by this author. Light edge wear. Light tanning to the edges of the dustjacket. Front inside summary flap has a couple of creases that run from top to bottom. Price clipped otherwise in very good / very good condition.

Delacorte Press. Good/Good. 1978. First Printing. Hard Cover. 044000523X Gift inscribed on the Fep. First Printing is stated on the copyright page. The DJ's price has been cleanly, clipped-away. The dust jacket has a closed tear at the front top right corner of approx. 2.0". .

First paperback edition, first printing of this stand-alone novel. Light reading creases to the spine. Light tanning to pages. In Near Fine Condition.

NY: DELACORTE PRESS.. Near Fine. 1978. First Edition. Cloth. 044000523X . SIGNED by Joseph Wambaugh on the first blank page. About near fine in a Vg.+ or better dj. (1"-inch tear at base of front cover of dj. 4 small 1/4"-inch tears on both panels of dj.); Signed by Author .

NY: Delacorte , 1978. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. Record # 769

New York, New York, U.S.A. : Delacorte Press, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Russian-American detective A. A. Valnikov is a burned-out homicide detective who gets teamed with Natalie Zimmerman, twice-divorced with a grudge against men. These unlikely partners are assigned the strange case of a stolen show dog being held for ransom. In this bittersweet… Read more about this item

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1985. Jacket is scuffed with light edgewear. Boards have minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Delacorte Press, January 1978. First Printing. Hardcover. Collectible-very good/Very Good. Stated first printing. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering.

Paperback. Acceptable.