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  • THE RAINBIRD PATTERN. by Canning, Victor
    Canning, Victor
    THE RAINBIRD PATTERN.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )

    London: William Heinemann, (1972). First edition - Considered one of Canning's best thrillers, this features a search by two separate couples, which eventually collide - that of a medium and her boyfriend and a pair of professional thieves and kidnappers. Winner of the 1972 Silver Dagger Award and finalist for the 1974 Edgar Award for Best Mystery. Basis for Alfred Hitchcock's final film, the 1976 movie "Family Plot" starring Bruce Dern and Karen Black. While this proof is somewhat worn, it is notable for bearing the stamped name and address of the Hollywood literary agency H.N Swanson (a friend of Hitchcock) and a sticker insider the front cover from the London agency, Curtis Brown, Ltd., making it quite likely…

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    London: William Heinemann, (1972). First edition - Considered one of Canning's best thrillers, this features a search by two separate couples, which eventually collide - that of a medium and her boyfriend and a pair of professional thieves and kidnappers. Winner of the 1972 Silver Dagger Award and finalist for the 1974 Edgar Award for Best Mystery. Basis for Alfred Hitchcock's final film, the 1976 movie "Family Plot" starring Bruce Dern and Karen Black. While this proof is somewhat worn, it is notable for bearing the stamped name and address of the Hollywood literary agency H.N Swanson (a friend of Hitchcock) and a sticker insider the front cover from the London agency, Curtis Brown, Ltd., making it quite likely that this copy was used to sell the book as a film. 244 pp.

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    Condition: Good overall in orange wrappers printed in red and black (front cover beginning to separate at bottom of spine, some spine slant, and general wear, but a very uncommon advance copy)

    Book ID: 88005
    Keywords: advance reading copy, arc, film, hitchcock, literary agency, Mystery - Suspense & Detective Fiction, Silver Dagger Award
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  • BLIND SUBMISSION. by Ginsberg, Debra.
    Ginsberg, Debra.
    BLIND SUBMISSION.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Shaye Areheart Books / Crown, (2006) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel (3rd book) "Angel Robinson loves books, loves reading, but the Bay Area bookstore where she works is squeezed out of business, she has to find a new job. She lucks into a position as the assistant to the world-renowned literary agent Lucy Fiamma, but soon learns that working for Lucy is no picnic. But Angel soon becomes indispensible to the agency and develops a keen understanding of big projects and the writers who create them. What she doesnt realize is just how far one of them will go to get published." SIGNED on the title page. 328 pp. ISBN: 978-0307346049.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 88022
    Keywords: Bibliomystery and crime fiction, literary agency
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