When Norman de Ratour, the unlikeliest of heroes and most fastidious of sleuths, begins to investigate a murder at the Museum of Man, he uncovers a cannibal cult in the anthropology department, creative writing in the primate pavilion, and Nietzschean pretensions in the genetic lab. "Alcorn has dipped his pen in witches brew and come up with a superb entertainment".--Sven Berkerts.
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When Norman de Ratour, the unlikeliest of heroes and most fastidious of sleuths, begins to investigate a murder at the Museum of Man, he uncovers a cannibal cult in the anthropology department, creative writing in the primate pavilion, and Nietzschean pretensions in the genetic lab. "Alcorn has dipped his pen in witches brew and come up with a superb entertainment".--Sven Berkerts.
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Fair. The dust jacket is torn. Cover/Case has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CD's, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included. dj corner cut.
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Fine in Like New jacket. 1st edition, Zoland hardcover w/ DJ, 1997. Book is Fine, w/ clean text, binding so tight it seems to have never been read. DJ is Fine, w/ slightest trace of edge/shelf wear. Free delivery confirmation.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Size: 6x1x8; Signed and inscribed by author "Alfie" on verso of half title page with date 1997. Octavo, 8 1/2" tall, 273 pages, green and maroon boards. A fine, clean hardcover first edition with minimal shelf wear, hinges and binding tight, paper white. In a near fine, clean, slightly worn dust jacket, with original price.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book Ist Edition, so stated. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Aademic Setting. "A college dean's cannibalistic murder symbolizes a college administration's attempt to assume control of a closely allied museum? or so thinks narrator Norman de Ratour, recording secretary of Seaboard's Museum of Man for 30 years. Finding himself a suspect in the murder, Norman seeks to lay blame elsewhere; he would dearly love to implicate the new museum administrator, a boorish, slovenly incompetent. The narrator's arch tone and arid humor will provide solid entertainment for lovers of psychological mystery from Alcorn" Library Review (Since Alcorn runs the travel program at the Museum of Cultural and Natural History at Harvard, we might assume that the Museum of Man shares some fictional turf with Alcorn's real place of employment. )
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Fine in Fine jacket. Signed by Author Ist Edition-Fine in dj. Aademic Setting, . SIGNED Copy "A college dean's cannibalistic murder symbolizes a college administration's attempt to assume control of a closely allied museum? or so thinks narrator Norman de Ratour, recording secretary of Seaboard's Museum of Man for 30 years. Finding himself a suspect in the murder, Norman seeks to lay blame elsewhere; he would dearly love to implicate the new museum administrator, a boorish, slovenly incompetent. The narrator's arch tone and arid humor will provide solid entertainment for lovers of psychological mystery from Alcorn" Library Review (Since Alcorn runs the travel program at the Museum of Cultural and Natural History at Harvard, we might assume that the Museum of Man shares some fictional turf with Alcorn's real place of employment. )
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Fine in fine dust jacket. First edition first printing of the first novel in the Norman de Ratour series. In fine / fine condition. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 320 p. Audience: General/trade.
