Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Aliso Viejo, CA:: James Cahill Publishing,, 1996.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First thus. First hardcover edition of an offbeat suspense novel by this writer best known for his 'burglar' series, originally published as a paperback original in 1969. "Who were the specialists? 'There were six of them...Ex-soldiers, each with a unique talent. There game was getting to a special kind of vermin, the kind that preyed on innocents...'" Includes a new afterword by Block explaining the background of this novel, which he describes as a "one book series." INSCRIBED on the title page "For --- best" . 160 pp plus 4 pp afterword. Wraparound dust jacket by Phil Parks.
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Lawrence Block is the recipient of a Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and a New York Times bestselling author. His prolific career spans over one hundred books, including four bestselling series and dozens of short stories and articles. He has won multiple Edgar and Shamus awards, two Falcon Awards from the Maltese Falcon Society of Japan, the Nero and Philip Marlowe Awards, the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers Association of America, and many others. Aside from being a mystery writer, he has also written a number of episodes for television, including two episodes of the ESPN series Tilt; he also cowrote the screenplay for the film My Blueberry Nights, starring Norah Jones. Block currently lives in New York City with his wife, Lynne.
Fred Sullivan is an actor and an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator. He has played over one hundred roles as an award-winning resident actor at Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island. He is resident director at Gamm Theatre and teaches acting at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Five ex-soldiers are hired to find and eliminate criminals in the Edgar Award-winning author's gripping novel.
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Seller: Avenue Victor Hugo Books, Newmarket, NH, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Parks, Phil (illustrator). First Edition trade. Octavo, 8 3/4" tall, 160 + [iv] pages, gray boards. A near fine, clean and neat hard cover first edition with little shelf wear, gently read, binding tight, text paper cream white. In a near fine, lightly worn dust jacket, with the original price present. Seller Inventory # 90687
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Parks, Phil (illustrator). Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0964045435I5N00
Seller: Time Traveler Books, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Parks, Phil (illustrator). First Trade Edition; First Printing. International orders may require additional postage.; Full number line.; 0.6 x 8.8 x 5.7 Inches; 160 pages. Seller Inventory # 16450
Seller: AcornBooksNH, New Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: NF/F. Dust Jacket Condition: NF/F. Parks, Phil (illustrator). 1st Edition. First printing. A NF/F copy in a NF/F dust jacket. Book. Seller Inventory # 028214
Seller: Books Again, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Parks, Phil (illustrator). First Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED by Block on the title page. Illustrations by Phil Parks. A fine tight copy in a fine dust jacket which is now protected in an archival cover. Seller Inventory # 3915
Seller: Wayside Books, Pittsburg, KS, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Parks, Phil (illustrator). First Edition. 8vo, 160 pages. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and dust jacket with minimal use and wear. Signed and inscribed by author on the title page: "To John - Best, Lawrence Block." Stated first edition. Tan boards with gilt lettering. Seller Inventory # 4067
Seller: Chris Korczak, Bookseller, IOBA, Easthampton, MA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Parks, Phil (illustrator). Signed. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by author. First edition, first printing. Near fine in near fine unclipped jacket. Jacket protected by removable mylar. Sticker only on protective mylar jacket, not on actual jacket. Seller Inventory # mon0000159954
Seller: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Parks, Phil (illustrator). First Edition. First trade edition leatherette hard cover with dust jacket, F/F. Inscribed and signed by Lawrence Block on title page. Crisp, tight, like new copy. Dust jacket in new mylar cover. 160pp. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Signed & Inscribed. Seller Inventory # 22337
Seller: The Bookworm, Oroville, CA, U.S.A.
Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing, this edition. Description: Panoramic dust jacket art by Phil Parks. This was first published in 1969 as a paperback original; this hardcover was published in both a signed limited edition and a regular trade edition. This is the regular trade edition, but is Signed by the author on the title page. BINDNG/CONDITION: light gray pebbled boards; a Fine book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact. Pale gray endpapers. 8vo (about 8.75 inches tall). 160 pages. Seller Inventory # 060903
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Parks, Phil (illustrator). First Edition. The first hardcover edition of this crime novel, which was first published as a paperback original in 1969. Signed by Lawrence Block on the title page. This edition includes a new afterword by the author and illustrations by Phil Parks. Octavo. A fine, unread copy in a fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 72898