Unholy Writ (Inscribed Association Copy from the Personal Library of Otto Penzler)

Williams, David

ISBN 10: 0312832826 / ISBN 13: 9780312832827

Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 1977

About this Item

8vo., 192pp. Beautiful Unread First American Edition of this bibliomystery involving a Shakespearian manuscript. Published by Collins in the UK a year earlier. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a tiny bump to the crown. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($7.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Signed, Inscribed and dated by the author to Otto Penzler, legendary editor and publisher, founder of the Mysterious Press and proprietor of the famed Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. Though a bit nicked and creased, a publishers promotional review flyer is laid in. A gorgeous collectable copy, not commonly signed, and a very cool association.

Seller Inventory # 016606

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Unholy Writ (Inscribed Association Copy from the Personal Library of Otto Penzler)
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312832826
• ISBN 13: 9780312832827
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First U.S. Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bibliomystery
  • Signed/Inscribed
  • Mystery/Suspense/Crime Drama

About this title

Synopsis

An old aristocrat has second thoughts about selling the family mansion to a reactionary group and calls in his friend, London financier Mark Treasure, to stop the sale. From there we encounter murder, treachery, romance, and a valuable Shakespearean manuscript.