Wrong Case by Crumley James: Signed (9 results)
Language: English
Published by Random House Inc, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A., 1986
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: Conover Books, Martinsville, VA, U.S.A.Conover Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Good
US$ 12.00
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. First Thus. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed, spine is lightly creased as well as a heavy crease in the lower corner or the back cover, outer edges are discolored, overall a clean signed first Vintage Contemporaries edition! Signed by the author on the half-title page! "Milo once had…a thriving divorce-case business in the small town of Meriwether, in the Pacific Northwest, but because of liberal new divorce laws has taken to drinking and staring out the window. He's up to his third drink of the morning when an attractive young woman walks into his office and asks him to find her brother. He takes on what seems a routine missing-person case in hopes of getting to know her better, but finds himself involved in what is most definitely The Wrong Case. Everyone is a victim, one way or another, of a crime that took place long before the novel begins.". Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Random House Inc, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A., 1986
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Barsoom Books, torrance, CA, U.S.A.Barsoom Books
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
US$ 13.55
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. First Vintage trade paperback edition, SIGNED. Flat signed by the author. This book has toned some with age and bears a bit of minor shelf and edge wear, but is square, tight, free of any other markings and unread . Stored in, and ships with, a protective mylar bag. You'll turn…cartwheels of glee when this book gets to you!!. Signed by Author(s).
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Published by Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, London, 1976
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
US$ 150.00
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dj. First UK Edition. SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. The author's second book, and first mystery. Fine in an about Fine dust jacket. Signed.
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Published by Random House, New York, 1975
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Lost Horizon Bookstore, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.Lost Horizon Bookstore
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Fine
US$ 300.00
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Second printing. 8 1/2'' x 5 3/4''. 272pp. Second printing (stated first edition) number 2 is lowest number. Signed by James Crumley on Title-page.
Published by Random, 1975
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A., PASADENA, CA, U.S.A.Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A.
Contact seller3-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A NEAR FINE FIRST IN DJ. INK ON FEP. LAID IN SIGNATURE. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Random House, New York, 1975
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.Tavistock Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star seller272 pp. 8vo. Nr Fine (faint roll at base of spine/light sunning to board edges)/Nr Fine. Blue cloth spine over pale green paper-wrapped boards. Dust jacket 1st edition. SIGNED 'Mysterious Press' bookplate laid-in.
Published by Random House, New York, 1975
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Good Books In The Woods, Spring, TX, U.S.A.Good Books In The Woods
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Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 500.00
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. SIGNED by James Crumley in black ink on the full title page. Stated First Edition with the full Random House numberline indicating a First Printing. Author's second book. Spine very slightly slanted. Corners very gently bumped. No… remainder mark, no previous owner marks. Rear cover has minor soiling. Dust Jacket has its original price of $7.95. Dust jacket has 2 long gentle creases to front flap, small dog-eared crease to rear flap. DJ has a 2 inch verticle scratch on rear cover near spine. DJ has 3 half inch tears to top edge of rear cover. Dust Jacket protected in clear plastic Brodart cover. Ships same or next business day very well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 272 pages; Signed by Author.
Published by Random House, New York, 1975
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star seller272 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jacket. First edition. Corners a little bumped; else a fresh copy in a nice jacket with one crease to the front flap and the slightest of bumping at the bottom of the spine. Signed by James Crumley on the title page.
Published by Various Publishers 1975-2005, New York, 1975
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA
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First Editions. 1. The Wrong Case: A Novel. New York: Random House, 1975. First Printing. Octavo (21.75cm); light green paper and blue cloth-covered boards, with titling and author's initials stamped in silver on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [x],272,[6]pp. Signed by Crumley on the title page, and inscribed by him on the fr…ont endpaper to fellow Montana author, screenwriter, and outdoorsman William "Gatz" Hjortsberg: "Gatz - good times in all the odd towns / Best, Jim Crumley." Forward lean, touch of dust-soil to upper rear cover; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $7.95), lightly edgeworn, with a few tiny tears, and a faint diagonal crease to rear flap; Near Fine. 2. The Last Good Kiss: A Novel. New York: Random House, 1978. First Printing. Octavo (21.75cm); brown paper-covered boards and maroon cloth backstrip, with titling and author's initials stamped in copper on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [x],259,[3]pp. Signed by the author on the title page, and inscribed on the front endpaper: "Gatz & Sharon / If it ain't Montana, it ain't shit / Best, Jim Crumley." Remainder mark neatly rubber-stamped on lower edge of textblock, else Near Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced $8.95). 3. Dancing Bear. New York: Random House, 1983. First Printing, without the "First Edition" statement on copyright page. Octavo (21.75cm); black paper and cloth-covered boards, with titling and author's initials stamped in copper on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [viii],228,[4]pp. Signed by the author twice on the title page, and inscribed by him on the front endpaper: "Gatz - All of everything / Jim." Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $12.95), with only a hint of sunning to spine panel. Laid into this copy are two notices on Random House stationary inviting the recipient to a private party at Pettler & Lieberman Booksellers in Los Angeles, in celebration of the novel's publication. 4. The Mexican Tree Duck. New York: The Mysterious Press, 1993. First Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in metallic red on spine; dustjacket; [viii],247,[1]pp. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "Gatz - Thanks for the years.Jim Crumley / 11/12/97 / Livingston." Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced $19.95). 5. Bordersnakes. New York: Mysterious Press, 1996. First Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [xii],320,[4]pp. Inscribed on the title page: "Gatz & Beth / Down here in the post-hippie days / Take care / Jim Crumley." Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced $22.00). 6. The Final Country. New York: Mysterious Press, 2001. First Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); white paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; [x],310pp. Simply inscribed "Gatz" at upper margin of title page, signed by the author, with a small smiling face in between. Subtle tanning to text edges (as is common), else Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket, with a gold sticker from the Country Bookshelf over the printed price. Laid into this copy is a pictorial invitation to the publication party and booksigning, sponsored by Fact & Fiction and held at the Foxglove Cottage Bed & Breakfast on October 19, 2001. 7. The Right Madness. New York: Viking, 2005. First Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); black paper-covered boards, with titling and author's initials stamped in yellow on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [xii],289,[3]pp. Signed by the author on the title page, and inscribed by him on the front endpaper: "Gatz - Bad times with great people / Jim Crumley / Bozeman." Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced $24.95). Significant association copies of Crumley's complete novels featuring down-and-out detectives Milo Milodragovitch and C.W. Sughrue, set in fictional Meriwether, Montana. "Both are alcoholics and cocaine addicts; both are divorced war veterans who are fond of firearms, military tactics, and fistfights over small matters; both are loyal to moral codes at odds with those of conventional society; and both endure existential crises in the course of events" (Britannica). From the library of Montana author and screenwriter William "Gatz" Hjortsberg (1941-2017). Both men were friends, frequent collaborators, and central figures in the Montana Gang - a thriving community of authors and artists whose ranks included Jim Harrison, Richard Brautigan, Thomas McGuane, Russell Chatham, Jimmy Buffett, Peter Fonda, Don Carpenter, and others. During the last years of his life, Crumley would write the introduction to the Centipede Press reissue of Hjortsberg's supernatural detective novel Falling Angel. Hubin, p.101.
