Burns SPEAK FOR THE DEAD Signed 1st Ed/1st Printing Harper DJ 1978 Mystery

by Rex Burns

$68 · Offered by eBay

First edition · Signed

Edition & Printing TRUE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING confirmed by complete number line ending in "1" (78 79 80 81 82 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) and "FIRST EDITION" statement on copyright page. Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, 1978. ISBN 0-06-010526-7. A Joan Kahn Book imprint, noted for publishing prestigious mystery titles. Signature SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by author Rex Burns on front free endpaper to "Jim Branock" with personalized message: "Hope you've visited the Botanical Gardens." This appears to reference a location in the novel, making it a particularly thoughtful inscription. Description The second Gabriel Wager mystery by Edgar Award-winning author Rex Burns. Wager, a Denver police detective of Chicano heritage, was a groundbreaking protagonist in 1970s crime fiction. Burns won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel for The Alvarez Journal (1975), the first book in this series. Early signed Rex Burns first editions are sought after by mystery collectors, particularly those from the Joan Kahn imprint at Harper & Row. Shipping Book will be carefully packaged and shipped promptly. I am an experienced bookseller committed to accurate descriptions and secure packaging.

• Publisher: Harper & Row
• Year: 1978
• ISBN: 0060105267
• Condition: Very Good

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