A Dog’s Ransom.
by Highsmith, Patricia
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First edition of this work by the author of The Talented Mr. Ripley. Octavo original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, "For Margaret et Barrett- avec plaisir a un lecteur Patricia Highsmith 15 April 1975." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor. With an eerie simplicity of style, Highsmith turns our next-door neighbors into sadistic psychopaths, lying in wait among white picket fences and manicured lawns. In A Dog's Ransom, Highsmith blends savage humor with brilliant social satire in this dark tale of a highminded criminal who hits a wealthy Manhattan couple where it hurts the most-- by kidnapping their beloved poodle.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144489
- Title
- A Dog’s Ransom.
- Author
- Highsmith, Patricia
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Dog's Ransom First Edition, Patricia Highsmith First Edition, Patricia Highsmith Signed First Edition
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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