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THE WHEAT FIELD
por Thayer, Steve
- Usado
- Perto de Excelente
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Perto de Excelente/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399148418
- ISBN 13
- 9780399148415
- Livreiro
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Thayer's fifth novel features Pennington, a deputy sheriff in a rural Wisconsin county, who is assigned to lead the investigation into the deaths of a politically and socially prominent husband and wife whose naked, shotgunned bodies are found in a "magic circle" in the middle of a wheat field. First edition, first printing (with complete number line). Abourt 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches, 281 pages in brown paper-covered boards with dark red backstrip, a gold sheaves of grain symbol stamped on front cover and gold lettering on spine. Pictorial dustjacket's front panel shows photo of wheat field with fam buildings in the distance and a streak of lightning in a dark sky. Boards show only lightly bumped spine ends, no tearing, chipping or creasing. Text is complete, clean and unmarked, no soiled edges or dogearred pages. Binding is tight and square. Not ex-libarary, not remaindered. A collectable copy of this well-crafted crime-thriller from an increasingly popular writer.
Sinopse
Steve Thayer was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, and continues to make his home in the suburb city of Edina. Wolf Pass is his sixth novel, and continues the story of Wisconsin-local Deputy Pennington, who, now in secluded retirement, narrates his experiences working for the Kickapoo Falls sheriff's department in the 1960s. His first book, published in 1994, is titled Saint Mudd . His second book and a national best seller, The Weatherman was published first in Hardcover in 1995 and then paperback in 1996. Silent Snow followed to rave reviews as well. Steve always thoroughly researches his novels. In once instance, he took a part time job with a local weatherman to learn the ins-and-outs of weather for his upcoming novel. For Wolf Pass , Steve researched German prisoner-of-war camps located in Wisconsin during WWII.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 005835
- Título
- THE WHEAT FIELD
- Autor
- Thayer, Steve
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Near Fine
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0399148418
- ISBN 13
- 9780399148415
- Editorial
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 2002
- Palavras-chave
- MYSTERY, SUSPENSE, FIRST EDITION, POLICE PROCEDURAL, WISCONSIN, CRIME, THRILLER,
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Mystery; Crime; Police Procedural;
Termos da venda
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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Sobre o Vendedor
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Membro de Biblio desde 2005
Canandaigua, New York
Sobre H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
Glossário
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
