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1995réf. 49256New York: Henry Holt and Company 1995. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed second printing of this Alphabet Mystery that finds "America's favorite borderline delinquent" jacket on the run from a pair of former bank robbers looking for the proceeds of their last job among the possessions of a dead man. The success of the Kinsey Millhone books inspired a generation of writers to create their own casually badass heroines to the delight of millions of readers. 9'' x 5.75''. Original two-tone boards. Original unclipped $24.00 color pictorial dust jacket with gilt elements. 290 pages. Signed by Grafton to title page. Jacket with a bit of discoloration to gilt on front accompanying yellowing to verso. Binding with a hint of bumping to corners and spine ends. Tight. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
1991réf. 49252New York: Henry Holt and Company 1991. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket. Signed first printing of this next installment of Sue Grafton's Alphabet Mysteries which finds our hard-boiled heroine Kinsey Millhone embroiled in a combination case of insurance fraud gone wrong and a gangster looking to reclaim a lost love at any cost. The success of the Kinsey Millhone books inspired a generation of writers to create their own casually badass heroines to the delight of millions of readers. 9'' x 6''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped $17.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 256 pages. Signed by Grafton to title page. Publisher's promotional flier loosely laid in. Jacket with a hint of rubbing and edgewear a bit of sunning to spine. Binding wpine ends a touch bumped. Tight. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
1998réf. 49258New York: Henry Holt and Company 1998. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed first printing of this small-town Kinsey Millhone mystery which finds the PI embroiled in local intrigue after the death of a detective who left a number of untied loose ends regarding the murder of a petty criminal. The success of the Kinsey Millhone books inspired a generation of writers to create their own casually badass heroines to the delight of millions of readers. 9'' x 5.75''. Original two-tone boards. Original unclipped $25.00 metallic color pictorial dust jacket. 290 pages. Signed by Grafton to title page. Jacket with a hint of rubbing. Sharp. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
1985réf. 49251New York: Henry Holt and Company 1985. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket. Signed later printing of the second of the Kinsey Millhone series in which the hard-boiled Santa Teresa private detective investigates a missing person case. Grafton hit her stride in this second book crystallizing the traits that made A IS FOR ALIBI so good: crisply drawn characters a steady raising of stakes and a sense of increasing momentum towards the inevitable conclusion - all overseen by the no-nonsense Kinsey Millhone in the fictional version of Santa Barbara California. Grafton's detective was far from the first woman to drive a popular mystery but Kinsey Millhone's particular personality has spurred literary descendants across genres from thrillers to urban fantasy. 8'' x 5.25''. Original grey boards. Original unclipped $21.95 grey and red pictorial dust jacket. 230 pages. Signed by Grafton to title page. Jacket with a hint of edgewear and rubbing. Binding with a touch of shelfwear. Clean. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
1990réf. 49242New York: Henry Holt and Company 1990. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Inscribed first printing of this gritty installment in the Kinsey Millhone series filled with "guilt and guile" - "G is for good: very very good indeed" rear flap copy. The success of the Kinsey Millhone books inspired a generation of writers to create their own casually badass heroines to the delight of millions of readers. 9'' x 6''. Original boards. Original unclipped $16.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 262 pages. Inscribed by Grafton to title page "For / Dudley. / warmly" dated 1990 at ALA likely the American Library Association conference. Jacket with a hint of edgewear a touch of foxing to verso. Textblock with scattered faint foxing. Tight. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
1987réf. 49239New York: Henry Holt and Company 1987. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed later printing of the fourth Kinsey Millhone mystery in which the private detective finds herself investigating a murder when all she wanted to do was get paid by the man who stiffed her. In this entry of Grafton's Alphabet Series the suspicious death of a drunk adds a layer of moral ambiguity fitting to the modern noir tone. The success of the Kinsey Millhone books inspired a generation of writers to create their own casually badass heroines to the delight of millions of readers. 8'' x 5.25''. Original black boards. Original unclipped $21.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 230 pages. Signed by Grafton to title page. Jacket with a bit of bumping to corners and spine ends. Tight. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
1994réf. 49255New York: Henry Holt and Company 1994. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed first printing of this next entry in Grafton's iconic Alphabet Mysteries series in which Kinsey Millhone becomes entangled with the mafia water treatment company drama and sex work while investigating the death of a beautiful woman - winner of a 1995 Shamus Award. The success of the Kinsey Millhone books inspired a generation of writers to create their own casually badass heroines to the delight of millions of readers. 9'' x 5.75''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped $22.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 286 pages. Signed by Grafton to title page. Jacket with a hint of rubbing. Sharp. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
1989réf. 49241New York: Henry Holt and Company 1989. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed second printing of the sixth Kinsey Millhone mystery. In this mid-Alphabet installment of Grafton's classic detective series private eye Kinsey Millhone searches for a young woman's real killer seventeen years after her new client's son already confessed to the crime. "One of my beliefs" Grafton once said "is that we all have a homicidal rage within us." 8'' x 5.25''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped $15.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 262 pages. Signed by Grafton to title page. Jacket with a hint of edgewear. Binding with a touch of soil. Tight. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
2007réf. 49264New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2007. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed first printing of this 20th novel in the Alphabet Mystery series alternating between the point of view of Kinsey Millhone - on the case of potential insurance fraud and a con-artist - and said con-artist a sociopath known for taking advantage of the elderly. The success of the Kinsey Millhone books inspired a generation of writers to create their own casually badass heroines to the delight of millions of readers. 9'' x 5.75''. Original boards. Original unclipped $26.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 388 pages. Signed by Grafton to title page. Jacket with a hint of edgewear. Sharp. G. P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
1986réf. 49238New York: Henry Holt and Company 1986. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed third printing of the third Kinsey Millhone mystery in which the hard-boiled private detective continues an investigation on behalf of a murdered client. Millhone's vigil after the death of her client stirs up memories from her own past and she pursues the loose threads that no one wants her to follow. THE GUARDIAN reported on the influence of Millhone on other noir and crime writers such as Meg Gardiner who said: "With every page I wished: Kinsey Millhone be my friend. Beyond that she showed me how a female series heroine could work." 8'' x 5.25''. Original grey boards. Original unclipped $19.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 244 pages. Signed by Grafton to title page. Jacket with a hint of edgewear one tiny closed tear. Sharp. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
1993réf. 49254New York: Henry Holt and Company 1993. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed fourth printing of the 10th Alphabet Mystery in which PI Kinsey Millhone uncovers her own family history while on the trail of a Ponzi schemer who faked his own suicide. The success of the Kinsey Millhone books inspired a generation of writers to create their own casually badass heroines to the delight of millions of readers. 9'' x 5.75''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped $21.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 288 pages. Signed by Grafton to title page. Jacket with a touch of edgewear. Binding with a hint of bumping to spine ends. Clean. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
1999réf. 49259New York: Henry Holt and Company 1999. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed first printing of this Alphabet Mystery that hits close to home for Kinsey Millhone as she finds herself top of the suspect list when her ex-husband is shot with her own gun. The success of the Kinsey Millhone books inspired a generation of writers to create their own casually badass heroines to the delight of millions of readers. 9'' x 6''. Original two-tone boards. Original unclipped $26.00 color pictorial dust jacket. 318 pages. Signed by Grafton to title page. Jacket and binding with a hint of edgewear. Bright. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
2001réf. 49260New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2001. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed first printing of this Alphabet Mystery that finds Kinsey Millhone hired by the first wife of a missing doctor a case complicated by the discovery of fraud at the nursing home where the doctor worked. The success of the Kinsey Millhone books inspired a generation of writers to create their own casually badass heroines to the delight of millions of readers. 9'' x 5.75''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped $26.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 352 pages. Signed by Grafton to second blank. Jacket with "Signed Copy" sticker to front a touch of edgewear. Clean and bright. G. P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
1992réf. 49253New York: Henry Holt and Company 1992. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed first printing of this time-sensitive Kinsey Millhoney mystery in which the PI must go up against a ticking statute of limitations clock to pull together evidence on a man previously acquitted of his rich wife's murder. The success of the Kinsey Millhone books inspired a generation of writers to create their own casually badass heroines to the delight of millions of readers. 9'' x 6''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped $18.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 286 pages. Signed by Grafton to title page dated June 3 1992. Clean and bright. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
2004réf. 49262New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2004. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Signed first printing of this Kinsey Millhone mystery with romantic undertones in which the PI her landlord and even her client deal with the ins and outs of love in addition to busting a money laundering operation of course. The success of the Kinsey Millhone books inspired a generation of writers to create their own casually badass heroines to the delight of millions of readers. 9'' x 5.75''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped $26.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 352 pages. Signed by Grafton to second blank. Jacket with "Signed Copy" sticker to front a touch of rubbing to rear. Sharp. G. P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
1996réf. 49257New York: Henry Holt and Company 1996. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. First printing of this simple Kinsey Millhone case - find the missing heir noted in the will of a construction magnate - that devolves into family drama and murder with a special signed Kinsey Millhone bookplate tipped in. The success of the Kinsey Millhone books inspired a generation of writers to create their own casually badass heroines to the delight of millions of readers. 9'' x 6''. Original boards. Original unclipped $25.00 color pictorial dust jacket. 300 pages. Bookplate signed by Grafton tipped onto front flyleaf. Jacket with a hint of bumping to spine ends. Binding with mild bumping to spine ends. Firm. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
1995réf. 49156New York: William Morrow and Company Inc 1995. Fine in fine jacket. Signed first edition of the Anchorage-based author's second Alex Jensen mystery set along the border of Alaska and the Yukon Territory. 9'' x 6''. Original quarter blue cloth with navy blue boards. In original unclipped $23.00 pictorial dust jacket by Chris Hopkins. 305 1 pages. Signed by Henry on title page. Minor edgewear. William Morrow and Company, Inc unknown books
2005réf. 49263New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2005. Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed first printing of this creatively-structured Alphabet Mystery alternating between the perspectives of PI Kinsey Millhone and Violet Sullivan whose 1953 murder Kinsey is working to solve in the present. The success of the Kinsey Millhone books inspired a generation of writers to create their own casually badass heroines to the delight of millions of readers. 9'' x 5.75''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped $26.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 374 pages. Signed by Grafton to title page. Promotional flier for signing event loosely laid in. Binding with security sticker to front pastedown. Clean and tight. G. P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
1967réf. 21290New York: The Macmillan Company 1967. Very good in very good dust jacket. First printing of Sue Grafton's first novel a work of literary fiction preceding her 'Alphabet' mysteries by well over a decade. KEZIAH DANE follows a single mother widowed by a devastating flood and a traveling con artist whose intrusion on the Dane family leads to a violent confrontation. An important work in the iconic author's development. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original red cloth binding. Original unclipped $4.95 color pictorial dust jacket. Black topstain. 220 pages. Jacket with some wrinkling to lower front edge light rubbing; some color offsetting from binding and small tape repair to verso. Binding with mild edgewear very slight lean. Spot of soil and former tape shadow on front free endpaper else interior clean. The Macmillan Company unknown books
2009réf. 40105New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2009. Fine in fine jacket. Signed first edition first printing with the celebrated Kinsey Millhone "a sharp-tongued observant loner who never forgets that under the thin veneer of civility is a roiling dark side to the soul" front flap copy. 9'' x 6''. Original quarter black cloth with blue boards silver-lettered spine. In original unclipped $27.95 dust jacket. 12 403 1 pages. Signed by Grafton on title page. (G.P. Putnam's Sons) unknown books
1985réf. 39888New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1985. First printing. Fine in fine jacket. Signed first edition of the second Kinsey Millhone book in which the hard-boiled Santa Teresa private detective investigates a missing person case. Grafton hit her stride in this second book crystallizing the traits that made A IS FOR ALIBI so good: crisply drawn characters a steady raising of stakes and a sense of increasing momentum towards the inevitable conclusion - all overseen by the Kinsey Millhone in the fictional version of Santa Barbara California. The particular personality of Grafton's no-nonsense detective has spurred literary descendants across genres from thrillers to urban fantasy. 8'' x 5.25''. Original quarter red cloth grey paper boards silver-lettered spine. In original unclipped $14.95 red and black dust jacket with illustration by Linda M. Benson. 10 229 1 pages. Signed by Grafton in black felt pen on title page. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown books
1988réf. 39995New York: Henry Holt and Company 1988. First printing. Fine in about fine jacket. Signed first edition of this Kinsey Millhone mystery in which the detective is framed and must unravel the layers of fabricated evidence against her. In this installment the mystery takes on a BIG SLEEP undertone while Millhone navigates the agendas of various people in a rich family whose drama becomes hers when she is framed as part of the investigation. Readers also meet Millhone's second husband and learn firsthand why he is husband no longer. As usual for this series class elements play a role in the unfolding events complicating Millhone's ability to exonerate herself. A typically great Alphabet Series entry. 8'' x 5.25''. Original quarter black cloth grey paper boards. In original unclipped $15.95 color pictorial dust jacket designed by Abby Kagan. 10 227 1 pages. Signed by Grafton in black felt pen on title page. Very slight crinkling to front panel of jacket with faint offsetting from cloth. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
1989réf. 40092New York: Henry Holt and Company 1989. First edition stated. Near fine in fine jacket. First edition first printing of the sixth Kinsey Millhone mystery. In this mid-Alphabet installment of Grafton's classic detective series private eye Kinsey Millhone searches for a young woman's real killer seventeen years after her new client's son already confessed to the crime. "One of my beliefs" Grafton once said "is that we all have a homicidal rage within us." A handsome copy. 8'' x 5.5''. Original quarter black cloth with terracotta cloth boards. In original unclipped $15.95 dust jacket. 10 261 1 pages. Small ink notation to upper corner of front endpaper else fine. Very faint toning to jacket panels. Henry Holt and Company unknown books
1973réf. 40098London: Sphere Books Limited 1973. First printing. Very good plus. Signed first paperback edition and movie tie-in edition of the second and scarcer of Grafton's two mainstream literary novels. First published in hardcover in 1969 Grafton's second published novel preceded her Kinsey Millhone mysteries by more than a decade. THE LOLLY-MADONNA WAR is a gritty tale of violent Tennessee hill-country family feuding that ends in a shower of gunfire and blood: powerfully attractive themes and imagery for 1970s Hollywood. The novel was consequently adapted into the film LOLLY-MADONNA XXX in 1973 by director Richard Sarafian with a screenplay co-written by Grafton and starring Rod Steiger Jeff Bridges and Gary Busey. Only published in the U.K; rare in any edition particularly signed. 7'' x 4.25''. Original color photographic wrappers. 159 1 pages. Bookseller ink stamps to inside front cover and front endpaper. Signed by Grafton on title page. Light corner creasing to front cover; small scuffed spot and faint soil to rear cover. Spine lightly sunned. Minor foxing to a few pages. Housed in custom gilt-stamped brown leather clamshell case. Sphere Books Limited unknown books
1967réf. 40093New York: The MacMillan Company 1967. First printing. About fine in fine jacket. Signed first edition of Grafton's first novel a work of literary fiction preceding her 'Alphabet' mysteries by well over a decade. KEZIAH DANE follows a single mother widowed by a devastating flood and a traveling con artist whose intrusion on the Dane family leads to a violent confrontation. A beautiful copy. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original red cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Blue-gray topstain. In original unclipped $4.95 dust jacket illustrated by Andy Virgil. pages. Signed by Grafton on title page. Very faint markings to front endpaper. Minimal shelfwear. The MacMillan Company unknown books
