Very good condition first edition hardcover published by Little Brown in March 1976, with unclipped dust jacket designed by Jean Goldsmith and illustrated by Mike Nakai, in good condition. Jacket is marked and creased, particularly the spine, and edges are nicked, chipped with a few larger tears. Board corners and spine ends are bumped, and page block and page edges are tanned. Pages are otherwise clear and unmarked throughout. LW
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The Edgar™ Award-winning first novel from the world's bestselling thriller writer, James Patterson
JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 325 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers.
James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, House of Robots, Confessions, and Maximum Ride series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author in UK libraries for the past nine years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.
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Destination, rates & speedsSeller: A Novel Bookstore, Yelm, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (Stated). Ex-library Hardcover with DJ in mylar sleeve. Binding is square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Minimal library markings and still very clean. James Patterson's first book. Seller Inventory # ABE-1748278423690
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Seller: Dogwood Books, Rome, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. The dustjacket is taped to the book and shows some edgewear and is protected in a mylar cover. Ex-library copy with the usual markings. The front board is cocked. The rear endpage has been removed. Seller Inventory # 018080
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate wear to the dust jacket with some creasing and chipping. Moderate wear to the boards. Sound binding. Previous owner's bookplate attached to the front end page. Clean interior pages. New mylar added to the dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1652773580
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Seller: Richard Peterson-Bookseller, Kingston, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This book is an X-Library book that is cocked, with the usual stamps inside, with plates removed from inside the covers, & a card holder in the back. The contents are clean, the binding is tight. States: "First Edition". A Fair, or reading copy. The dust jacket has the ink numbers 7/93 under the $7.95 price on the flap, & some small scars on the inside of the flaps, otherwise clean, bright & unmarked. Seller Inventory # 1748 (Box 77)
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Seller: Falling Waters Booksellers, Morganton, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tight, square binding with hardly any wear and except for some minor pushing to the head and tail of the spine in a DJ that has very little wear but a 1x1/2 inch chip missing from and a long crease along the bottom of the jacket front and a couple of scuffs on the fold on the back of the jacket. Seller Inventory # 000260
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Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition of the prolific authors first book. Page edge lightly age tanned with 2 tiny spots on edge. Dust wrapper with single tiny tear and edge chip from lower rear panel, a 1/2" creased tear top of front panel; dust jacket retains $7.95 publication price. A nice collectors copy, photos 0n request. Seller Inventory # 21-10 WCT hall glass case PATTRSON
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Seller: Shade of the Cottonwood, Lawrence, KS, U.S.A.
Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good+ stated first edition. Lightly read or unread. Former bookseller note in light pencil on flyleaf. Light soiling exterior text block. Bump on base text block that exposed a Dust jacket in very good condition with general scuffing, especially at top/bottom back cover at bend to flap, small tear lower back cover at bend to flap, and a 1" tear at top rear cover that folded and creased. Now in protective archival sleeve. Seller Inventory # 720
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Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good condition first edition hardcover published by Little Brown in March 1976, with unclipped dust jacket designed by Jean Goldsmith and illustrated by Mike Nakai, in good condition. Jacket is marked and creased, particularly the spine, and edges are nicked, chipped with a few larger tears. Board corners and spine ends are bumped, and page block and page edges are tanned. Pages are otherwise clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Used. Seller Inventory # 540490
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Seller: JAB Booksellers, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. A good stated first edition copy signed by the author. Cloth boards and spine are straight with some wear on the corners. Paper dust jacket is intact with a tear on the rear cover. Signed by author. Seller Inventory # 6383
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Seller: David Kaye Books & Memorabilia, Woodland Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. The author's scarce Edgar-winning debut novel, very good in very good dust jacket, in fresh mylar cover; minor cracking/wrinkling to jacket at bottom of spine and rear cover, gentle wear to pageblock edges else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; stated first edition. Seller Inventory # 34237
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