THE FINE ART OF MURDER
by Barnes, Emily
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crooked Lane Books, 2016. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Barnes first novel is this highly-praised cozy mystery featuring retired Minnesota Police Chief Katherine Sullivan. Now an artist, Sullivan finds her former skills still very useful when her visit to her lawyer daughter is interruped by murder. First Printing, First Edition. About 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, 298 pages in green paper-covered boards with gold lettering on the spine. Pictorial dustjacket's front panel shows shadowy running figure on lawn in front of mansion-sized, 19th-century era building. Back panel contains four blurbs praising book. Boards and text are complete, clean and unmarked with no noticeable flaws. Not remaindered or ex libris. Dustjacket shows only very slight rubbing or surface wear. No tears, no creasing or chipping. Not price-clipped. A collectable copy of the first book of what may become a collectable series.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005644
- Title
- THE FINE ART OF MURDER
- Author
- Barnes, Emily
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Crooked Lane Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2016
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, COZY RETIREES, MINNESOTA, DETECTIVE, SUSPENSE, DEBUT NOVEL, ART, PAINTING,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; Art; Cozy Mystery;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- 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...
- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- Chipping
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...