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Crimson Joy
by Parker, Robert B
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Delacorte Press, 1988. First Edition / Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine. Signed limited edition of Crimson Joy by Robert B. Parker.. Octavo, [10], 211pp. Black cloth, title in gilt on spine, housed in black cloth slipcase with Parker's facsimile signature in red. Stated "June 1988" on copyright page with full number line. Clean, solid text block, gilt along all edges, a fine example. Slipcase has a trace of shelf wear. Signed by Robert B. Parker on limitation page, this copy being number 123 of 250.
Synopsis
Crimson Joy is the fifteenth Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker. The story follows Boston based PI Spenser as he tracks a serial killer the press has dubbed the “Red Rose Killer. ”
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12135
- Title
- Crimson Joy
- Author
- Parker, Robert B
- Illustrator
- Signed limited edition of Crimson Joy by Robert B. Parker.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- robert b parker, robert b parker first edition, robert b parker signed, looking for rachel wallace, the godwulf manuscript
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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