Grafton, SueABAA
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1999Best.-Nr. 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
2001Best.-Nr. 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
1992Best.-Nr. 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
2004Best.-Nr. 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
1996Best.-Nr. 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
1995Best.-Nr. 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
2005Best.-Nr. 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
1967Best.-Nr. 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
1985Best.-Nr. 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
1988Best.-Nr. 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
1989Best.-Nr. 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
1973Best.-Nr. 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
1967Best.-Nr. 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
2009Best.-Nr. 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
1982Best.-Nr. 39487New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1982. First printing. Fine in fine jacket. Signed first edition a gorgeous copy introducing Grafton's beloved Kinsey Millhone a hard-up detective in Southern California. The title for the first book in Grafton's famous Alphabet Series was inspired by reading THE GASHLYCRUMB TINIES a detail that captures the tone of black levity that has partly made the series so popular. Kinsey Millhone bears many characteristics of a classic noir detective but with a feminist update: she would become a model for many heroines to come in the following decades not only in mystery but in urban fantasy and beyond. Really a great copy desirable signed. 8'' x 5.25''. Original grey paper boards metallic red-lettered spine. In original unclipped $12.95 color pictorial dust jacket. 10 274 2 pages. Signed by Grafton in black felt pen on title page. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown books
1987Best.-Nr. 168828New York: Henry Holt 1987. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author in 1988 on the title page: "For Frances / Yours in crime / Sue 5-14-88." The fourth Kinsey Millhone novel. About Fine in a lightly toned else Near Fine dust jacket. Henry Holt unknown books
1981Best.-Nr. 172207Marina del Rey CA: Gemini Graphics 1981. Vintage miniature binder containing catalogs for five exhibitions held from September 1981 to February 1982 at Mount Saint Mary's College today Mount Saint Mary's University in Los Angeles. One of 500 unnumbered copies. Laid in the back pocket of the binder is a 5 x 2.5 inch errata card and a Mount Saint Mary's College Fine Arts Gallery "Friends of the Gallery" tri-fold brochure. The exhibitions include: Avery Coffey Danzinger "Photographs" Jim Morphesis "Cruciform Paintings" Richard Turner "Immolation Maze: An Installation" held September 28 to November 15 1981 and John Harris/Tim Harris "Painting Assemblage" and Sue Dirksen "Yelapa Series" held January 11 to February 14 1982. Each exhibition includes an introductory essay and Selected Works followed by a Selected Bibliography. 7.5 x 9.25 inch binder with 49 5.5 x 8.5 inch leaves Near Fine. Gemini Graphics unknown books
1982Best.-Nr. 18785New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1982. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. The first edition first printing of "A" is for Alibi by Sue Grafton. Octavo 10 274pp 2. Metallic red title on spine with original gray boards. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page with a full number line. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper faint bookplate remnant on front pastedown. In the publisher's first state dust jacket $12.95 retail price on front flap touch of shelf wear short closed tear along top edge of front panel a bright near fine example. This was the debut mystery novel from Sue Grafton part of a future "Alphabet Mystery Series." The first edition had a print run of 7500 copies. Holt, Rinehart and Winston hardcover books
2002Best.-Nr. 170847New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2002. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. G.P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
2001Best.-Nr. 170865New York: Marian Wood / Putnam 2001. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Marian Wood / Putnam unknown books
1986Best.-Nr. 168981New York: Henry Holt 1986. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED on the title page: "For Frances / Yours til the end of crime / Sue / 3-6-87." The third alphabet mystery novel. Fine in a Near Fine lightly toned dust jacket. Henry Holt unknown books
1987Best.-Nr. 15967New York: Henry Holt 1987. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket lightly rubbed and bumped toned at the spine. Grey paper with red ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound former owner's bookplate inside the front board clean otherwise. The fourth novel in Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series. Henry Holt hardcover books
1986Best.-Nr. 15966New York: Henry Holt 1986. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket lightly rubbed and bumped toned at the spine. Grey paper with red ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound former owner's bookplate inside the front board clean otherwise. The third novel in Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series. Henry Holt hardcover books
1985Best.-Nr. 15965New York: Henry Holt 1985. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket lightly rubbed and bumped. Grey paper with red ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound former owner's bookplate inside the front board clean otherwise. The second novel in Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series. Henry Holt hardcover books
1982Best.-Nr. 15964New York: Henry Holt 1982. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket lightly rubbed and bumped. Grey paper with red ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound former owner's bookplate inside the front board clean otherwise. The first novel in Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series. Henry Holt hardcover books
