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A previous owner's name is calligraphed on the flyleaf, and there's some page toning. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Exhibit B. Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41953769881751,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/1470\/4023\/products\/IMG_0353.jpg?v=1650251588"},{"product_id":"possession","title":"Possession Ann Rule SIGNED","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Ann Rule. Rule's 1983 novel, blurbed by James Dickey and Thomas Thompson, among others, in a hardcover first -- with a personal pre-publication inscription to her \"dear and loyal friends\" Linda and Otto, signed by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe jacket of the hardcover is not in great shape, as you'll also see in the pics -- a number of notches and tears, toning, and some sticker ghosts. The spine has a \u003cem\u003every\u003c\/em\u003e slight bend as well. 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A yearbook, almost, of (British) killers \"between Waterloo and Mons.\" It's not often that a book in this genre is also a coffee-table book -- but this one is closer than most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe jacket is a bit worn on this hardcover, particularly at the top edge, but it's clean inside, and the page toning is a bit of form following function, really.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Exhibit B. 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