City of Bones (Mortal Instruments - Book One)

Clare, Cassandra

ISBN 10: 1416914285 / ISBN 13: 9781416914280

Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books, U.S.A., 2007

About this Item

TRUE First edition, first printing with a full number line including a 1. Light sunning to the top page edges, else a fine copy, straight and tight and clean, in a very fine dust jacket in a clear removable protective cover. Basis for the film "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones", directed by Harald Zwart, and featuring Lilly Collins, and the book that made Cassandra Clare an international star. Not bumped, remaindered, price clipped ($17.99), inscribed or otherwise marked. Scarce, especially in this condition. SIGNED book plate (C________ C________) laid in. I was furnished the bookplate in lieu of getting the book signed during her visit to Little Shop of Stories in Decatur, Ga, March 11, 2020. Providing bookplates rather than signing books from home was a concession to the threat posed by the coronavirus. Perhaps a new owner can get it signed later. Pictures furnished on request. A collector's copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Seller Inventory # 012139

Bibliographic Details

• Title: City of Bones (Mortal Instruments - Book One)
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1416914285
• ISBN 13: 9781416914280
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition - First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis

Discover this first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and "prepare to be hooked" (Entertainment Weekly).

When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder--much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing--not even a smear of blood--to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know...

Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end.

About the Author

Cassandra Clare is the author of the #1 New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Shadowhunter Chronicles. She is also the coauthor of the bestselling fantasy series Magisterium with Holly Black. The Shadowhunter Chronicles have been adapted as both a major motion picture and a television series. Her books have more than fifty million copies in print worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. Cassandra lives in western Massachusetts with her husband and three fearsome cats. Visit her at CassandraClare.com. Learn more about the world of the Shadowhunters at Shadowhunters.com.