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The Sculptress
by Walters, Minette
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
First edition, first impression. Uniquely inscribed by the author to the title page: 'To Dear Roy - Thank you for your hard work - I have loved meeting you - Minette Walters'. Rare inscribed in this way.
Original dark red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some toning to edges with a pen mark to bottom fore-edge, near fine otherwise, in a very good dust jacket with a tear to the top corner of upper panel and a strip of fading to the top portion.
Synopsis
The Sculptress (1993) is a crime novel by English writer Minette Walters. She won an Edgar and a Macavity Award for the book, and the story was also made into a BBC series in 1996, starring Pauline Quirke as Olive Martin.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Fine Book Cellar Ltd.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1476183139511
- Title
- The Sculptress
- Author
- Walters, Minette
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Date Published
- 1993
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sculptress, Walters, Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions; Signed First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Fine Book Cellar Ltd.
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Fine Book Cellar Ltd.
Biblio member since 2015
Chelmsford, Essex
About Fine Book Cellar Ltd.
We are an online book store specialising in modern first editions and are a full member of the ABA, ILAB and PBFA. Visit our website at www.finebookcellar.com.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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- Fine
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- Inscribed
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