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Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, Delacorte Press, 1982. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First editions. Mostly fine in fine dustwrappers (see below for details). The first twelve of the approximately forty Spenser novels, one of the premiere detective series of the last quarter of the 20th Century. The series was extremely influential in the detective fiction world, incorporating an idealistic and indefatigable detective hero with an unbreakable personal code descending in a direct line from the hardboiled protagonists of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chander, and Ross Macdonald.After the first dozen Spenser novels the series, although entertaining and engaging, became increasingly formulaic. However, reading the first dozen novels in real time was a revelation. Spenser's tense interactions with his sometimes rival and sometimes friend Hawk practically crackled off the page. Condition details as follows:1. *The Godwulf Manuscript* 1974. Fine in fine price-clipped dustwrapper. Inscribed to "a collector…
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First Editions of the first twelve Spenser Novels, all but one Signed or Inscribed by the Author (The Godwulf Manuscript, God Save the Child, Mortal Stakes,Promised Land, The Judas Goat, Looking for Rachel Wallace, Early Autumn, A Savage Place, Ceremony, The Widening Gyre, Valediction, A Catskill Eagle)
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The Godwulf Manuscript [SIGNED]
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Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. . Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing stated. Hard cover 8vo in brown cloth w/black titles, red topstain. Fine and unmarked book in Near Fine unclipped DJ w/ soiled, creased front panel, several tiny chips, now in clear protective cover. FLAT-SIGNED BY AUTHOR (directly onto page, using full signature) on title page. 186pp. Label of Ziegler Ross Agency (literary agents) front pastedown, Author obituary LAID-IN. FIRST Spenser mystery, only 7,500 copies of the First Edition printed.
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The Godwulf Manuscript
by Robert B. Parker
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company , 1974. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A signed first edition of the first instalment in Robert B. Parker's 'Spencer' series, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing with the Houghton Mifflin 'C' to the edition page. Signed by the author to the title page. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This detective novel was written by American author Robert B. Parker and is the first instalment in his popular 'Spencer' series which follows a fictional private detective and inspired the TV series 'Spenser: For Hire'. In this work, Spencer must recover a stolen illuminated manuscript. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with tape marks to the boards. Label residue to the front free endpaper. The wrap is very smart with handling marks, sunning to the spine and slight edge wear. Tape marks to the…
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The Godwulf Manuscript
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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 1973. US First Edition, First Printing Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed on the Title Page SIGNED. Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. We do not stock or sell ex-library or Book Club editions. We are always looking to buy hardcover Mysteries and Thrillers.
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The Godwulf Manuscript
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing" stated. Full cloth with gilt lettering to spine. 186 pages. Inscribed to previous owner and signed by the author. Small blemish, apparently from a sticker, to the front panel of the jacket. The price ($5.95) is intact. A clean, attractive book.
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The GODWULF MANUSCRIPT.
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 6-92630 . Fine in close to fine dust jacket. (Couple tiny edge chips in dust jacket. ) Author's FIRST book. A Spenser novel. (B) ; 5 3/4' X 8 3/4"; 186 pages .
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THE GODWULF MANUSCRIPT
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. Octavo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED ON TITLE PAGE BY ROBERT B. PARKER. A near fine copy with armorial bookplate ffep in a near fine dust jacket. Author's first book. 186 pp. A very nice copy.
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The Godwulf Manuscript
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1974. Very nice copy in its first printing. Parker's first novel. Signed by author on tipped in bookplate to front endpaper. Brown boards with gold lettering on spine. Clean and sharp. Red topstain bright and fresh. Brown endpapers. Price intact jacket has only the very lightest wear. No tears, chips, or soiling., In mylar. . Signed by Author. First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine to Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Godwulf Manuscript
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Houghton Mifflin, 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. A really nice copy
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The Godwulf Manuscript
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1974. Parker's first novel. Signed by author on title page, no inscription. Nice copy. Former owners signature neatly crossed out in blue ink on flyleaf along top edge. Price intact jacket has very small and extremely faint water stain near head of binding. Small crease at corner of front panel at top. Tight, square copy. In mylar. . Signed by Author. First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Godwulf Manuscript
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/near fine. Signed first edition of The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker.. Octavo, 186pp. Brown cloth, title in gilt on spine, red topstain. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $5.95 retail price, light shelf wear, a near fine example. Signed by the author on the title page. The Godwulf Manuscript is the debut crime novel in the Spenser series, telling the story of a fictional private investigator and his cases in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974. First edition, 8vo, pp. [6], 186; fine copy in a fine, unclipped dust jacket. Inscribed on the front free endpaper, "James - Enjoy. R. B. Parker."
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THE GODWULF MANUSCRIPT
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (14877). Octavo, cloth. The first novel in the Spenser series.
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The Godwulf Manuscript
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth. Stamped in gilt and a darker brown. Signed by Parker to the title page. An excellent copy but for a small, light stain or mark to the lower page edges. The dust jacket has an area to the upper, front with some waviness. It appears to be moisture related but there is no staining. There is foxing to the verso of the jacket. Only very minimal wear otherwise. Price of $5.95 to the front flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
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The Godwulf Manuscript
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 186pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing of the author's first book. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. No foxing or page toning. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($5.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A simply gorgeous collectable copy.
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The Godwulf Manuscript
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Houghton Mifflin, 1973. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Beautiful Fine Copy In Like Jacket (Without Wear) $5.95 On flap. Stated First Printing. Superb Copy of The Author's First Book. A Great Biblio-Mystery. Gorgeous Copy..
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the Godwulf Manuscript
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houghton mifflin, 1973. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gilt lettered brown cloth in pictorial dust jacket. The first Spenser book although he is not named. The literary descendant of Marlowe. Near fine copy of Parker's first novel..
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Author's first book, and the first Spencer novel. Uncommon. A very pretty copy with light rubbing to the front panel of the unclipped dustjacket, now protected by a Gaylord jacket protector. tw
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THE GODWULF MANUSCRIPT
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* * * MEET SPENCER * * * THE GODWULF MANUSCRIPT, Houghton Mifflin, 1974, first edition, fine in like dust-wrapper with a barely noticeable closed tear to the base of the rear dust-wrapper panel. The authors first book.
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The Godwulf Manuscript
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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 1973. US First Edition, First Printing Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Two 1/8" tears at bottom of front jacket panel, and a light 1" irregular crease in the G on the front jacket panel. . Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. We do not stock or sell ex-library or Book Club editions. We are always looking to buy hardcover Mysteries and Thrillers.
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