A dazzling feat of psychological suspense: a big, richly textured, and hypnotic novel of golden youth corrupted by its own moral arrogance. In a calm voice, Richard recalls--years after the fact--how he came to a small uppercrust New England college, was amazed to be accepted into its ultimate inner circle, and was enmeshed in a murderous plot.
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A dazzling feat of psychological suspense: a big, richly textured, and hypnotic novel of golden youth corrupted by its own moral arrogance. In a calm voice, Richard recalls--years after the fact--how he came to a small uppercrust New England college, was amazed to be accepted into its ultimate inner circle, and was enmeshed in a murderous plot.
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Very Good. Size: 6x1x9; 1992 Knopf hard cover-1st edition 2nd printing before publication-owner's label inside front cover-minor staining to closed page edge-plastic dust jacket intact-cover fine binding strong contents clean-enjoy.
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Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 0679410325. Advance Reader's Copy of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's acclaimed debut novel; a hint of rubbing to the spine else a tight bright square copy in illustrated uncreased covers; appears unread; stated first edition of this softcover advance copy, issued without dust jacket; 524 pages.
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Chip Kidd. Very good + in fine jacket. 8vo. Quarter black cloth and illustrated paper covered boards, with black spine titles (over white patch). 524 pages. Very light foxing to top text block, else Fine. No names, remainder marks, or marks to text. In publisher's original printed acetate dust-jacket (with "$23.00" price intact) designed by Barbara de Wilde and Chip Kidd. A bright copy of the first edition, first printing, in a crisp dust-jacket, without the usual scratches and rubbing.
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Very Good+ in a Very Good+ glassine dust jacket. 2 owner bookplates on FEP, names marred. Light foxing along text block edges. Faint aged adgesive on spine.; 6 X 1.5 X 9.5 inches; 523 pages.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Pictorial boards. Small light stain on the edge of the front fly, else fine in lightly rubbed very near fine printed glassine dust jacket. Briefly Inscribed by the author, her avidly collected first book.