The Murder Children by Ball, John - 1979

Dodd, Mead, 1979. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. VG+/VG. Tight and straight. Light spotting bottom edge.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1979. First. Hardcover . Used - fine/Near fine. First Edition. Inscribed. A square, tight and unmarked copy. Unclipped dust jacket now protected in removable mylar.

New York: Dodd Mead, 1979. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1980 inscription By Ball on the title page. Rather heavy foxing, couple of chips in jacket.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1979. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. From the award-winning author of "In The Heat Of The Night" and "Five Pieces Of Jade," a crime novel featuring Lieutenant Ralph Mott of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, assigned to control the ever-increasing gang violence in East Los Angeles. Text has two pages with small dogear creases, o/w boards and text are clean and tight, with a very slight spine lean; the dustjacket shows some light age-discoloration along the top edges, some very minor surface and edgewear, no tears or chipping, not price-clipped. Collectable.

NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1979. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First printing. Nicely inscribed to a LAPD Commander, SIGNED and dated (25 July 1986). Fine in unclipped ustjacket that has just a touch of wear to the spine ends. (box 79)

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1979. First Edition, First Printing . Cloth/Boards. Fine/Very Good + DJ. One of the author's copies altho not marked as such. Not price clipped.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. 8vo, 311 pp. A novel. Inscribed and signed by the author. Head of spine slightly pulled, page edges dusty. Jacket rubbed, edgeworn. RN.

Signed: Dodd, Mead. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 039607720X . Hardcover in dust jacket. Tan cloth spine on black boards, clean and sharp. First printing. SIGNED, inscribed, and dated by the author on title page: "For my colleagues at San Dimas Sheriff's Station. From the lowest man on the totem pole. John Ball, 29 Sept. 1985, Reserve Deputy, LACSD. " Protected, price unclipped, dustjacket is bright, nicks and chips to edges. Book is firm in binding, unread. Ball spent two years working with gangs in the barrio of Los Angeles as a sworn-in deputy in the sheriff's office in order to write this novel. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 311 pages; Signed by Author .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. [1979]. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 039607720x . A Near Fine first printing of the first edition in alike dust-jacket; In The Murder Children, Ball tells the story of the murders of five siblings by their father, a man who was apparently driven to kill by his own personal demons. Ball masterfully weaves together the stories of the siblings and their families in a way that is both suspenseful and heartbreaking, revealing the complex web of emotions that led to the shocking crimes.; 8vo; 312 pages; $7.00 .