Ritual Bath by Faye Kellerman, First Edition (30 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st edition.Front endpaper has been neatly removed else fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. The author's first book. Introduces Rina Lazarus and Peter Decker. A MACAVITY AWARD WINNER for BEST FIRS NOVEL. "Detective Peter Decker of the LAPD is stunned when he gets the report. Someone has shattered the sanctuary of a remote yeshiva community in the California hills with an unimaginable crime. One of the women was brutally raped as she returned from the mikvah, the bathhouse where the cleansing ritual is performed. The crime was called in by Rina Lazarus, and Decker is relieved to discover that she is a calm and intelligent witness. She is also the only one in the sheltered community willing to speak of this unspeakable violation. As Rina tries to steer Decker through the maze of religious laws the two grow closer. But before they get to the bottom of this horrendous crime, revelations come to light that are so shocking that they threaten to come between the hard-nosed cop and the deeply religious woman with whom he has become irrevocably linked." dust jacket. Book.

Hard Back. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Thorpe, Peter - Jacket Design (illustrator). First Edition. 282 Pages. No defects noted to this tight book with flawless interior text pages. Dust jacket price 15.95 is unclipped. This the author's first book with Peter Decker of the LAPD and his future wife, Rina Lazarus. Detective Peter Decker of the LAPD is stunned when he gets the report. Someone has shattered the sanctuary of a remote yeshiva community in the California hills with an unimaginable crime. One of the women was brutally raped as she returned from the mikvah, the bathhouse where the cleansing ritual is performed. The crime was called in by Rina Lazarus, and Decker is relieved to discover that she is a calm and intelligent witness. She is also the only one in the sheltered community willing to speak of this unspeakable violation. As Rina tries to steer Decker through the maze of religious laws, the two grow closer. But before they get to the bottom of this horrendous crime, revelations come to light that are so shocking, they threaten to come between the hard-nosed cop and the deeply religious woman with whom he has become irrevocably linked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1986. 282 pages. Blue and navy boards with gold spine lettering, with very light edgewear to spine tips, else fine. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket scuffed, with some rubbing to edges; very good. Interior clean and unmarked. The author's first book.

Hardcover. Condition: nf. a NF 1st ed HC of the 1st mystery featuring Riva Lazarus and Peter Decker.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition/First Printing. First edition - First Printing. Presents as Unread. $15.95 price inside front flap. Normal, and slight, issue w/top of pageblock - printer problem?? Else Fine. Debut book - Winner of Macavity Award - Best First Novel. Also, selected by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association as one of the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century. Mylar protected DJ. Bookseller Invt # C00100649J.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Some light dust staining of page edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed and personally inscribed by Faye Kellerman on title page; little wear. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Kellerman, Faye, The Ritual Bath, Arbor House, New York, 1986, first edition / first printing, The acclaimed debut novel in the Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus mystery series, The Ritual Bath introduces readers to a compelling blend of police procedural and cultural intrigue. When a brutal assault shatters the peace of a secluded Orthodox Jewish community, LAPD detective Peter Decker is drawn into a case that tests both his investigative skill and his beliefs. A modern classic of suspense fiction. very good in a very good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. GIFT QUALITY PICK UP IN SHERMAN OAKS OKAY First edition Very good condition hard cover nice dust jacket price on front flap gently read clean pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 282 pages. First work by the author. Signed by author on the half title page, "Eddie, To Debbie with much love, Faye Kellerman." The book and DJ are in very good condition with very slight shelf wear. Interior clean and tight. Blue spine/ purple text. Size: 8vo. Signed. Hardcover.

8vo. [8], 282 pp. Half-blue over blue boards, gilt lettrng, w/ d.j. NF/NF, w/ frmr ownrshp signature on ffep. First edition of the author's first Decker & Lazarus mystery.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition First Printing. NO CHIPPING & NO SPLITTING to CLEAN boards. Internally CLEAN with NO INSCRIPTIONS. TIGHT textblock. NO LOOSE & NO MISSING leaves. The dustwrapper is COMPLETE with NO LOSS. NOT PRICE CLIPPED. NO WEAR TO SPINE TIPS. A Superior unmolested collectible copy with NONE OF THE USUAL NASTY FADING to the colourful spine. A Lovely Collectors Copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A First Edition, First Printing. Near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on the dedication page. Two creases on the half title page from former folds. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Printing. A Fine copy in two tones of blue cloth, in a Fine dustwrapper, not price-clipped. 282pp. Kellerman's first book. Q22475.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st printing.

Condition: Fine. Inscribed, 1st ed. Fine condition; DJ fine condition.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Signed by Kellerman. An Uncorrected Proof in blue printed wrappers, with publisher's sheet laid in. The first book in the Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus series.; 284 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Signed, inscribed and dated 6/29/86 on front free endpaper. No additional printings indicated. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine hardcover with near fine unclipped dust jacket. Straight secure spine with tight hinges and clean interior.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine+. First Edition. Signed on the title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition of the authors first novel. In fine / fine condition. Signed by the author on the front free end paper. A fine collectible copy in protective covers. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Uncorrected proof signed by author on first page in black pen, signature only. Publisher's sheet laid in. 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 Book; mild fading to spine else fine, as new, unread. Color sharp to light blue wrappers. Debut novel. Uncommon signed proof. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Author's award-winning first novel. This copy nicely signed and inscribed by author on front endpaper: 'To. All the Best Thanks for the support Faye Kellerman 6/7/87'. The only (trifling) defect present in this copy is a slight browning to front endpaper from inserted clipping.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. FIRST. A FINE FIRST IN DJ. NO REMAINER MARK.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. PON first mystery and first lazarus and decker. faint foxing along top edge of pages. PON.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 8vo. (4) 282 pp. First Edition, 1986. Inscribed by the Author on ffep. Not Price Clipped. Inked name ffep. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright.5.75" x 8.5". Blue half-cloth with blue paper-covered boards, and gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector. Size: Octavo. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.

AUTHOR'S 1ST BOOK name/phone number on the front endpaper, else NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. 1st edition.

Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. Mylar protected. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition First Printing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

First Edition. THE RITUAL BATH, Arbor House, 1986, first edition, fine in near fine dust-wrapper. Inscribed by the author (and curiously dated 1984!) Kellerman's first book. Rina Lazarus and Peter Decker #1.