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Piranha to Scurfy and Other Stories (Signed)
by Rendell, Ruth
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0091793475
- ISBN 13
- 9780091793470
- Seller
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Farmington, New Mexico, United States
Item Price
A$46.48A$37.19
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About This Item
SIGNED, FIRST UK EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (full number line to 1) London, Hutchinson, 2000. Signed by the Author directly on the Title Page, no inscription. Dust Jacket Fine in Mylar Protective Cover, no wear, no tears, not price clipped (£15.99). Text Clean, no marks. No remainder mark. Black Cloth Boards with Gilt Lettering on the Spine Fine, no wear, no bumps. Not ex-library. Books are Carefully Packed and Shipped Daily with Delivery Confirmation from Dry, Smoke-Free shop. Complete Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Synopsis
Ruth Rendell is the author of Road Rage , The Keys to the Street , Bloodlines , Simisola , and The Crocodile Bird . She is the winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award. She is also the recipient of three Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America and four Gold Daggers from Great Britain’s Crime Writers Association. In 1997, she was named a life peer in the House of Lords. Ruth Rendell also writes mysteries under the name of Barbara Vine, of which A Dark Adapted Eye is the most famous. She lives in England.
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Details
- Bookseller
- McInBooks, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1630 R132
- Title
- Piranha to Scurfy and Other Stories (Signed)
- Author
- Rendell, Ruth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed, First British Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0091793475
- ISBN 13
- 9780091793470
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Story Collection;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
McInBooks, IOBA
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About the Seller
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