The Day She Died
Helen Reilly
Published by Random House, New York, 1962
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Hardback
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The first edition of American mystery writer Helen Reilly's final novel, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this 'eerie case of multiple murder on a stormbound ranch' from American mystery writer Helen Reilly. This is one of Reilly's many novels to feature Inspector Christopher McKee, head of the fictitious Manhattan Homicide Squad.Published the year of her death, this was Reilly's final novel.With the former owner's inscription 'Audrey Bouverie' to the front free endpaper. Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie was an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty of the Edwardian period. Impeccably connected, Pleydell-Bouverie was also the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII, and rumoured to be a lover of King Edward VIII. A sparkling figure of fashionable society, her friends included Nancy Mitford, Coco Chanel, Winston Churchill, and Fred Astaire. This work is from the sale of Pleydell-Bouverie"s library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire. She purchased the home in 1940, redesigning the interior and amassing an impressive library, featuring many examples of her own bookbinding. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with light shelf wear to back strip head. Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Light marks to rear wrap of dust wrapper, otherwise bright and in excellent condition. First gathering loosely held only. Otherwise firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good. Seller Inventory # 795F1
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Day She Died
Publisher: Random House, New York
Publication Date: 1962
Binding: Hardback
Illustrator: None
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First edition.
Book Type: book
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THE DAY SHE DIED
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Ace, 1962
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Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: Rob & June Edwards, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Ed. First paperback ed. Good condition, moderate over all wear, front cover wrinkles. Book. Seller Inventory # 038854
The Day She Died
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Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Solid binding. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. Seller Inventory # 123721222
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The Day She Died
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Ace G-536, U.S., 1963
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Paperback
First Edition
Seller: John Thompson, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Paperback. Condition: Good- Very Good. 1st Printing. Solid with a spine roll, reading creases along the spine on the front cover and thin creases on the back. There is a book store rubber stamp on the first inside page. Seller Inventory # 38139
Day She Died, The
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Paperback
Seller: Whodunit Bookshop, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # A117455X00503
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The Day She Died
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Ace G-536, United States, 1963
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Paperback
First Edition
Seller: John Thompson, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Solid with a reading crease along the spine on the front cover and a small corner crease on the front. Seller Inventory # 43473
The Day She Died
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Ace
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.2. Seller Inventory # GB001QB2JCEI5N10
The Day She Died
Published by
Random House, 1962
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First printing, stated. Jacket has some chipping, backside tanned. Overall good. Pages/boards/jacket clean. Seller Inventory # mon0003303928
The Day She Died
Published by
Ace Books, USA, 1962
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Paperback
Seller: Marks Vintage Literature, Evansville, IN, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Ace G-536 The covers are clean and shiny with no creases The spine has a slant, but otherwise very good condition Pages are tight and intact. No writing or marks. Slight browning. Seller Inventory # PB0097
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The Day She Died
Published by
Random House, New York, 1962
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Gyre & Gimble, Holden, ME, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Printing. Random house seal repeats as board decoration, black backstrip, gilt lettering. Slight lean, rubbing to edges. Ex lib w/paper residue both pastedowns from adhered mylar cover. Lib label, withdrawn stamp front endpaper, two stamps title page, soiling on pgs 3-9, the occasional smudge throughout. "inspector McKee of Manhattan Homicide, on a holiday, is driving from Denver to Albuquerque when overtaken by a violent spring storm. His car disabled, he makes for refuse in an isolated hacienda. In the courtyard he finds a Mexican lying with his head bashed it. Without so much as a by-your-leave, he drags the dying man in and gets him to bed, comandeering the help of such people as he finds. Soon McKee discovers the corspe of a young woman in one of the outbuildings; a shocking murder has been committed- two if the Mexican dies." (from the jacket). Seller Inventory # U702LB
The day she died (A Random House mystery)
Published by
Random House
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First Edition
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Acceptable dust jacket. Former Library book. Reading copy only. Soiled and dampstained. Pages detatching. (scottish americans, mystery fiction ). Seller Inventory # SA05H-00151