ENOUGH ROPE

New York: William Morrow/HarperCollins, 2002. First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A comprehensive collection of short stories from mystery grandmaster, Lawrence Block, covering more than 40 years of superb mystery-detective fiction. featuring his well-known series characters such as Tanner, Harrison, Scudder, Rhodenbarr and Keller and including a handful of new stories as well. First U.S. Edition, First Printing (1st UK edition issued by Orion in 1999). About 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, 803 pages, bound in red backstrip over yellow paper-covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Design on front panel of dustjacket uses loop in hangman's noose for the "O" in "Rope" in title, with red and black lettering against yellow background. Full-color, full-panel photo of Block on dj's back panel. Boards and text edges show some scattered light soiling and surface wear, o/w boards and text complete and unmarked, no tears, no creasing or bumping or other significant flaws. Not remaindered. DJ shows three small tears at top of spine, tape-repaired on obverse side of jacket, and some faded color on spine. Not price-clipped. A very nice reading copy with more than 80 stories by one of the genre's best contemporary writers. [Due to the book's size and weight, we cannot accept priority/express orders or orders outside the U.S. without added postage.]