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Cornwell, Patricia D : Body of Evidence

Macdonald, 1991

ISBN 035620099X

The jacket is slightly rubbed. Internally clean and tightly bound. A little cocked.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

1st Edition.

Cornwell, Patricia D : Body of Evidence

Macdonald, 1991

Quite scarce but the condition of this copy is only as described.. Book Condition: Fair. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

1st Edition.

Cornwell, Patricia D : Body of Evidence

Macdonald, 1991

ISBN 035620099X

387 pages. This book has been well read. The binding is relaxed and supple. The dustjacket is in good condition with mild wear and some scuffing especially to the back cover. The dj back cover has two previous retailer stickers. The cloth cover is in a placid condition. It is healthy and strong. The spine has a user crease along the body. Inside the front and end papers have adhesive tape residue. The frontispage has a previous owner inscription. The end paper has a list of book club members (?). The guttering along the title page is cracked. The contents are complete, confident, casual and clean. fk. Book Condition: Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good

1st Edition.

Cornwell, Patricia D : Body of Evidence

Macdonald, 1991

The jacket is a touch rubbed. Internally clean and tightly bound.. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

1st Edition.

CORNWELL**, PATRICIA D: : BODY OF EVIDENCE

LONDON.MACDONALD,1991.

ISBN 035620099X.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Her subsequent UK titles published by Little Brown & Co Ltd.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - the absence of a publisher's price - generally believed to be an export copy,which usually precedes that country's trade edn issues and distribution.The first UK,trade edn,other than this edn,had a price of £13.95 when issued - this edn had a blank white rectangular panel to rear panel of dw/dj - for re-pricing at exported country's destination possibly.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,monchrome photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with white and silver gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore- edges very lightly aged/toned and without foxing/spotting but still bright and generally clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no foxing/spotting and no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1-387pp[paginated] includes a prologue,17 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication and 6pp blanks at the rear of the book.The verso of the 5th page is partially adhered/glued to recto of rear free endpaper and hidden behind the rear,inner dw/dj flap is a black ink stamp stating - 'This book was warehouse damaged and is being sold at a special price.' on the rear pastedown.Scrutiny however,only notes that alleged damage(?). Author's 2nd novel and 2nd Chief M Examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta,following on from the first of 'POST MORTEM' (1990) which was highly acclaimed and was the John Creasey Award Winner for Best First Novel for that year. Someone is stalking Beryl Madison.Someone who spies on her and makes threatening, obscene phonecalls to the reclusive writer.Terrified, Bryl flees to Key West. But,eventually,she must return to her Richmond home.And the very night she arrives,Beryl inexplicably invites her killer in . . . Thus begins for Chief Medical Examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta the investigation of a crime as convoluted as it is bizarre.Why would Beryl open the door to someone who brutally slashed and then nearly decapitated her? Did she know her killer? Adding to the intrigue id Beryl's enigmatic relationship with a prize-winning auhtor and the disappearance of Beryl's own manuscript. lncreasing pressure from Beryl's agent and the attorney general,as well as the mysterious reappearance of Scarpetta's former lover,Lawyer Mark James,forces her beyond the boundaries of forensic medicine.For she must retrace Beryl's footsteps.An investigation that begins in the laboratory with microscopes and lasers now leads Scarpetta deep into a nightmare that soon becomes her own. Finely crafted,rich in character and suspense, 'Body of Evidence' is a stunning achievement from a superbly talented author. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

CORNWELL, Patricia, D : Body of Evidence

Macdonald 1991

1st ed, fine in externally fine but internally tape stained d/w, no showthrough.

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