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Opening Shots (Signed)
by Lawrence Block (Ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Condition/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1581821255
- ISBN 13
- 9781581821253
- Seller
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Springfield, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Cumberland House, Nashville, TN, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good+. Book Signed by Editor. From the blurb on the front fold: "Readers enthralled by the works of great mystery and crime writers will find something new in Opening Shots. This collection offers not only the first published short stories of twenty prominent writers, but also features each author's recollections of the trials and thrills of making that unforgettable first sale." The writers included in the anthology are: David Black, Lawrence Block, Simon Brett, Max Allan Collins, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Loren D. Estleman, John Harvey, Joan Hess, Susan Isaacs, Peter Lovesey, Margaret Maron, Susan Moody, David Morrell, Sara Paretsky, Peter Robinson, James Sallis, Justin Scott, Minette Walters and Donald Westlake Size: About 10" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 397 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Hardcover bound in grey textured paper over boards with the spine in black paper with the title in bright red foil. The corners are sharp with the slightest of wear at the foot of the spine and a small bump on the bottom edge of the front cover. Unclipped ($24.95) dustjacket that shows minimal wear around the outside edges. No chips or tears, but with some rubbing from normal shelf wear, particularly where the two kinds of papers in the binding overlap. Now protected in an archival Brodart sleeve. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Mystery; United States; Modern; Signed by Editor. ISBN: 1581821255. ISBN/EAN: 9781581821253. Main Picture: Lawrence Block (Ed.), Opening Shots (Signed; First Edition) (Nashville, TN: 2000) - Front panel and spine of the dust jacket with an inset of the editor's signature from the title page. Picture 2: Lawrence Block (Ed.), Opening Shots (Signed; First Edition) (Nashville, TN: 2000) - Rear panel and spine of the dust jacket. Picture 3: Lawrence Block (Ed.), Opening Shots (Signed; First Edition) (Nashville, TN: 2000) - Rear panel of the dust jacket and page edges. Picture 4: Lawrence Block (Ed.), Opening Shots (Signed; First Edition) (Nashville, TN: 2000) - Front panel of the dust jacket and page edges. Picture 5: Lawrence Block (Ed.), Opening Shots (Signed; First Edition) (Nashville, TN: 2000) - Front cover and spine. Picture 6: Lawrence Block (Ed.), Opening Shots (Signed; First Edition) (Nashville, TN: 2000) - Rear cover and the page edges. Picture 7: Lawrence Block (Ed.), Opening Shots (Signed; First Edition) (Nashville, TN: 2000) - Title page signed by the editor. Picture 8: Lawrence Block (Ed.), Opening Shots (Signed; First Edition) (Nashville, TN: 2000) - Copyright page with full number line indicating first printing and Table of Contents. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1187. . 9781581821253
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- Bookseller
- Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1187
- Title
- Opening Shots (Signed)
- Author
- Lawrence Block (Ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1581821255
- ISBN 13
- 9781581821253
- Publisher
- Cumberland House
- Place of Publication
- Nashville, TN
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- BZDB22 Mystery Fiction; Mystery; United States; Modern; Signed by Editor Unbranded ISBN: 1581821255 EAN: 9781581821253 Lawrence Block (Ed.) Opening Shots (Signed)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Mystery;
Terms of Sale
Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Ohio residents must pay the required state sales tax for intra-state sales. Thirty (30) day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Biblio member since 2007
Springfield, Ohio
About Quaint Book Shop, IOBA
Quaint Book Shop is an online bookselling service that features regional and local history, classic children's and religious books and specializes in Kenneth Roberts books.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Blurb
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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