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BURGLARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS
by Block, Lawrence
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0525939431
- ISBN 13
- 9780525939436
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dutton/Penguin, 1995. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. The hardcover edition of Bernie Rhodenbarr's (NYC burglar and bookshop owner) first caper, originally issued in paperback in 1977. In this one, Bernie is working on order, breakingf into a posh NYC East Side apartment, grabbing a leather-covered box and delivering it to the guy who ordered it. An easy payday. Except the leather-covered box isn't there and a dead body is. Includes an afterword by Block. Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square, not remaindered. The dustjacket shows a touch of edge wear along the top edge, o/w no tears, no creasing or chipping, not price-clipped. Collectable.
Synopsis
Lawrence Block is a four-time winner of the Edgar Award and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. He has also won four Shamus Awards, and was the first recipient of the Nero Wolfe Award. He is the author of over 40 books, many of which feature the characters Bernie Rhodenbarr, Matthew Scudder, Chip Harrison, and Evan Tanner. He lives in New York City with his wife Lynne.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005219
- Title
- BURGLARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS
- Author
- Block, Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing, First Edition Thus.
- ISBN 10
- 0525939431
- ISBN 13
- 9780525939436
- Publisher
- Dutton/Penguin
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, BERNIE RHODENBARR, NYC, BIBLIOMYSTERY, CRIME,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; Crime; Bibliomystery;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
Glossary
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- 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...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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