February 2014 Auction Ends Thursday, February 27th, 5pm Pacific

Lot #505:

First Edition, First Printing of '''A' is for Alibi'' -- The First Tome in Sue Grafton's Wildly Popular Mystery Series

First edition of '''A' is for Alibi'', Holt, Rinehart, and Winston: New York: 1982. This is a first printing copy, one of just 7,500. Screenwriter-turned-crime author Sue Grafton began her popular A-Z themed-titled mystery series with this story, about Kinsey Millhone, a 32-year old female PI in a fictitious California town. Original pictorial dustjacket in near fine condition houses the novel. Runs 274pp. and measures 5.75'' x 8.25''. Bound in grey cloth boards with red metallic lettering. Near fine.