Booked To Die.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. First edition, first printing. Publisher's quarter-cloth over blue boards, in John Dawson dust jacket ($19.95). Fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover. Item #236652
DEATH IN THE DENVER BOOK TRADE
Booked to Die introduced Cliff Janeway, a Denver homicide detective with a passion for rare books, in a gripping biblio-mystery that quickly became a modern classic of the genre. Drawing on his own experience as a bookseller, Dunning exposes the eccentric, competitive, and sometimes dangerous world of book collecting. Winner of the Nero Award, the novel deftly balances procedural suspense with insider knowledge of the antiquarian trade. John was a beloved member of the Denver author and bookselling community, and with Booked to Die he gave the city its most enduring bibliomaniac sleuth. His novels remain an established part of Denver’s bookselling lore, making this a cornerstone of any bibliomystery collection.
Signed and dated by Dunning on the half title.
Price: $350.00