“C” Is for Corpse – Sue Grafton – Signed First Edition, First Printing
Language: English
Published by Henry Holt, New York, New York, 1986
Series: Book 3 of 25 - Kinsey Millhone
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Willa Netta's Rare Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.Willa Netta's Rare Books
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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First edition, first printing of Sue Grafton’s “C” Is for Corpse, the third novel in the acclaimed Kinsey Millhone Alphabet Mystery series. Signed directly by Sue Grafton on the title page. Published by Henry Holt and Company, New York, 1986. Copyright page contains the complete number line beginning with 1, confirming the first printing. 243 pages. Book is in Fine condition, clean and exceptionally well preserved. Original dust jacket is also in Fine condition, bright and clean with only negligible signs of handling. Jacket is unclipped and retains the original $14.95 price. A particularly attractive signed copy of this early Kinsey Millhone title.
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- Title
- “C” Is for Corpse – Sue Grafton – Signed First Edition, First Printing
- Author
- Sue Grafton
- Publisher
- Henry Holt, New York, New York
- Publication year
- 1986
- Condition
- Near fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0030018889
- ISBN 13
- 9780030018886
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 0.992 pounds
- Dimensions
- 5.5 inches width by 8.5 inches height by 0.9 inches depth
- Series
- Book 3 of 25: Kinsey Millhone
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Review
--"San Francisco"" Chronicle"
"Millhone is an engaging detective-for-hire...P.I. Kinsey Millhone and her creator...are arguably the best of [the] distaff invaders of the hitherto sacrosanct turf of gumshoes."--"The ""Buffalo"" News"
"Once a fan reads one of Grafton's alphabetically titled detective novels, he or she will not rest until all the others are found."--"Los Angeles"" Herald Examiner"
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"Millhone is a refreshingly strong and resourceful female private eye."--"Library Journal"
"Tough but compassionate...There is no one better than Kinsey Millhone."--"Best Sellers"
"A woman we feel we know, a tough cookie with a soft center, a gregarious loner."--"Newsweek"
"Lord, how I like this Kinsey Millhone...The best detective fiction I have read in years."
--"The New York Times Book Review"
"Smart, tough, and thorough...Kinsey Millhone is a pleasure."--"The ""Bloomsbury"" Review"
"Kinsey is one of the most persuasive of the new female operatives...she's refreshingly free of gender cliches. Grafton, who is a very witty writer, has also given her sleuth a nice sense of humor--and a set of Wonder Woman sheets to prove it."--"Boston"" Herald"
"What grandpa used to call a class act."--Stanley Ellin
"Smart, sexual, likeable, and a very modern operator."--Dorothy Salisbury Davis
"Kinsey's got brains "and" a sense of humor."--"Kirkus Reviews"
" Exceptionally entertaining... an offbeat sense of humor and a feisty sense of justice."
-- "San Francisco"" Chronicle"
" Millhone is an engaging detective-for-hire... P.I. Kinsey Millhone and her creator... are arguably the best of [the] distaff invaders of the hitherto sacrosanct turf of gumshoes." -- "The ""Buffalo"" News"
" Once a fan reads one of Grafton' s alphabetically titled detective novels, he or she will not rest until all the others are found." -- "Los Angeles"" Herald Examiner"
""
" Millhone is a refreshingly strong and resourceful female private eye." -- "Library Journal"
" Tough but compassionate... There is no one better than Kinsey Millhone." -- "Best Sellers"
" A woman we feel we know, a tough cookie with a soft center, a gregarious loner." -- "Newsweek"
" Lord, how I like this Kinsey Millhone... The best detective fiction I have read in years."
-- "The New York Times Book Review"
" Smart, tough, and thorough... Kinsey Millhone is a pleasure." -- "The ""Bloomsbury"" Review"
" Kinsey is one of the most persuasive of the new female operatives... she' s refreshingly free of gender cliche s. Grafton, who is a very witty writer, has also given her sleuth a nice sense of humor-- and a set of Wonder Woman sheets to prove it." -- "Boston"" Herald"
" What grandpa used to call a class act." -- Stanley Ellin
" Smart, sexual, likeable, and a very modern operator." -- Dorothy Salisbury Davis
" Kinsey' s got brains "and" a sense of humor." -- "Kirkus Reviews"
"Third in Grafton's dashing trip through the alphabet (""A" is for Alibi," etc.) and probably her best so far." "Kirkus Reviews""
"Third in Grafton's dashing trip through the alphabet ("A" is for Alibi, etc.) and probably her best so far."--Kirkus Reviews
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