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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1976. First edition of Asimov's wonderfully woven, old-fashioned murder mystery. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Stephen Isaac Asimov." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Al Nagy. "Trace back the violent death of a friend and see how it happened." So second-string writer Darius Just is forced to ruminate when murder rears its ugly head within the glamorous world of publishing. For amidst the brouhaha of a convention of American Booksellers, Just's onetime protege (now best-selling author) Giles Devore manages to pull off the publicity stunt of all time: turning up dead.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1976. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 230pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Bound in quarter black cloth over light brick-red paper-covered boards with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with some mild wear to spine ends. Tiny spot on the bottom of the front end-paper. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($7.95), has some mild wear to spine ends and light rubbing. Still fresh and bright with no creases, tears or chipping. Uncommonly inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. "For Alex, I had more fun with this one than with any other. Isaac Asimov". A sharp collectable copy of one of Asmiov's few mysteries. (Hubin p. 16).

Doubleday BCE with the 2197 code to the back flap; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed "To Rose" to the title page by the author. An outstanding copy of this mystery novel by the SciFi master; uncommon signed. Book shows light rubbing to the spine ends and edges, and a mild age-toning to the jacket; front flap clipped at bottom. Not remaindered, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.

New York, NY: Fawcett Crest. Good. 1976. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. 4 1/4" x 7" 0449232026 Signed by Author PAPERBACK Signed by the author on the first page. When the protege of writer Darius Just suddenly turns up murdered at the annual publishing convention, chaos and suspense sweep the autographing sessions, the buffet tables, the bars, and the hospitality suites. Wear at edges, spine creased and has a few small tears, reading creases, some creases on book, price marked out, rubbed with some white showing, some soiling, interior browning. .