O Little Town of Maggody
by Joan Hess (1949-1917) inscribed
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0525936548
- ISBN 13
- 9780525936541
- Seller
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Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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About This Item
245 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's quarter red cloth with gilt lettering to spine over beige boards in original pictorial jacket. Inscribed on First edition.
Country music, greed, and the unique madness of Maggody, Arkansas, collide in this delightful cozy mystery starring unflappable police chief Arly Hanks.
Condition: Inscribed on title.Corners gently bumped else near fine in a fine jacket.
Synopsis
Joan Hess, winner of the American Mystery Award, is the author of eleven previous Claire Malloy mysteries, as well as ten novels in the Maggody series. Currently president of the American Crime Writers League, she lives in Arkansas.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L1348
- Title
- O Little Town of Maggody
- Author
- Joan Hess (1949-1917) inscribed
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0525936548
- ISBN 13
- 9780525936541
- Publisher
- A Dutton Book
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Pages
- 245 pages
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Mystery, Espionage. Detective and Thriller
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
About the Seller
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