Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Dunning, John. Booked to Die. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1992.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2nd printing. Signed by Dunning on title page. Moderate foxing to page edges. 321pp. Unclipped jacket in a protective mylar cover. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall
Seller: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, U.S.A.
Dunning, John. BOOKED TO DIE. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1992.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book club edition, hardcover. Quarter-bound in black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine/blue cloth-covered boards. 321 pages. Very good with head of spine bumped and foxing to edges of text block, in a very good dust jacket with wear to edges. Mylar cover on jacket. Inscribed and signed by the author on the title page: "To Paul at Bouchercon Denver. 9-00 Best, John Dunning".
Seller: Ziebarth Books, Coal Valley, IL, U.S.A.
Dunning, John. Booked to Die: A Mystery Introducing Cliff Janeway. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992.
Price: US$39.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The book has light foxing to the top of the page block and a remainder mark to the bottom of the page block. The dust jacket is unclipped ($28.00). Fourth Printing. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 Signed by the author on the title page.
Seller: Cross Genre Books, WEST LINN, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1992 Hardcover Fourth printing Signed by John Dunning on title page. Interior clean; binding tight. Boards clean. Dust jacket protected in mylar sleeve.
Seller: Basket Case Books, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.
Dunning, John. Booked to Die: A Mystery Introducing Cliff Janeway. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Hardback. 8vo. (1992). Fine in Fine dust jacket. SIGNED by author on title page. 4th printing.
Seller: Doc O'Connor, Ft. Wright, KY, U.S.A.
Dunning, John. Booked to Die: A Mystery Introducing Cliff Janeway. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992.
Price: US$42.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SIGNED by Dunning (signature only) on title page - original price of $19.95 still present on jacket flap, this is the 3rd printing. Light wear along edges and corners; small ripple area bottom a couple pages toward end of book. Then light soiling to outer page edges. Overall, very bright and solid in protective mylar sleeve.
Seller: Snowden's Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Inscribed and dated 8-16-92 byJohn Dunning on the half title page:"To Leagh & Margaret - Good neighbors from the north - Have a good life in the book biz - Best, John Dunning"; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover
Seller: Hourglass Books, vancouver, BC, Canada
Dunning, John. Booked to Die: A Mystery Introducing Cliff Janeway. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: As new copy, signed by Dunning on the title page. Fourth printing.
Seller: Bibliolio Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Dunning, John. Booked to Die: A Mystery Introducing Cliff Janeway. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED COPY. Book and jacket are fine. 1st edition/2nd printing. Signed on title page.
Seller: Bookworm Bob, Aliso Viejo, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$98.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Author inscribed "To Chuck/Here's what/Happened.," then signed. Dust jacket protected by a removable Brodart cover.
Seller: Ash Grove Heirloom Books, Pueblo, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Both the book and the dust jacket are clean, bright & unmarked. Like new. The number line goes to 1. $19.95 on the flap. There is an author signed card with a Quotation from the book laid in.
Seller: Richard Peterson-Bookseller, Kingston, ON, Canada
John Dunning *SIGNED*. Booked to Die. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992.
Price: US$105.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 2nd edition. Book is Fine like dust jacket. 321 pages. Signed by Dunning on the half title page. A beautiful copy. Selling quality books for 35 years.
Seller: Sleuth Books, FABA, Palm Coast, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: HBDJ, 1992, 1st Edition, 3RD Printing, Like New/Fine-. A fine- first edition, 3rd printing (number line to 3) in jacket, crisp and tight, SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half-title page. xiv, 321 pages. dj has sticker on Back. Winner of the Nero Wolfe Award, Denver cop Cliff Janeway knows as much about books as he knows about murder, and when a local book scout is murdered, he uses that knowledge to solve the crime. A finely crafted mystery full of surprises, When Bobby is murdered, Janeway would like nothing better than to rearrange the suspect's spine. But the suspect, local lowlife Jackie Newton, is a master at eluding the law, and Janeway's wrathful brand of off-duty justice costs him his badg
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Dunning, John. Booked to Die: A Mystery Introducing Cliff Janeway. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED COPY. Book is near fine+ and jacket is fine. 1st edition/1st printing. Signed and inscribed "To Matt--write the damn book!" on the title page. Really nice copy.
Seller: Bookworm Bob, Aliso Viejo, CA, U.S.A.
John Dunning. Booked To Die (Signed). Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992.
Price: US$169.90 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: This book is Signed and Inscribed by the Author on the title page. This book is in as new condition and appears to have had little if any use. The dust jacket is in as new condition with bumps and scuffs. The dust jacket is protected by a clear removable Gaylord cover. Tucked inside the cover are fun and informative articles about the book and author.
Seller: visionarybook, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Booked to Die by John Dunning. Signed first edition, 6th printing in dust jacket. Publisher: Scribner, New York, (1992). Signed on the title-page. Dust jacket is in fine condition. Jacket is not price clipped with a price of $24.00. Binding is in fine condition. Contents clean. 321 pages. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #10-298. Price: $175. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Booked to Die by John Dunning. Signed first edition, 6th printing in dust jacket. Publisher: Scribner, New York, (1992). Signed on the title page. Dust jacket is in fine condition. Jacket is not price clipped with a price of $24.00. Binding is in fine condition. Contents clean. 320 pages. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #10-473. Price: $175. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
Dunning, John. Booked To Die. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY, 1992.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This copy has been SIGNED by John Dunning on the title page (signature only)! A modern "Classic". John Dunning introduces us to Cliff Janeway - a Denver cop who probably knows as much about books as he does about homicide. A must for any book collector as this lively volume will let you share an insider's glimpse of the wonderful, unpredictable world of old and not-so-old rare books. This is a beautiful later printing (3rd) as an alternative to the First Edition/First printing.
Seller: Mike Murray - Bookseller LLC, East Windsor, NJ, U.S.A.
John Dunning. Booked to Die. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1992.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: INSCRIBED BY JOHN DUNNING on the title page. A sharp copy to boot of the 1992 correct 1st edition. Solid and VG (light glue residue at the pastedowns and the rear endpaper) in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. One of the giants in the genre of biblio-mysteries.
Seller: APPLEDORE BOOKS, ABAA, WACCABUC, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, hardcover, signed by Dunning on the half title page, the book has a slight skew to the binding, mild bumps to the spine ends, minor wear to the cover edges and corners, and a few faint spots to the edges of the text block. Overall, a Very Good+ copy in a like, unclipped dust jacket, which has mild bumps to the spine ends, slight wear to the cover edges and corners, and a touch of rubbing to the covers. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
John Dunning. Booked to Die {Signed Second Printing w/ Bonus Book}. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992.
Price: US$215.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by Author! First Edition, SECOND PRINTING, Number-line to #2(Scribner, 1992) Signed in black on the full title page. 1/4 navy blue cloth over blue boards are AFine, Sharp corners. Spine is Fine, 99% new, straight, tight, no creasing, bright blue lettering. Pages are clean, crisp, appears unread, no writing, no folding. Dust Jacket is Fine, encased in a clear archival cover. First State $19.95 price is intact. BONUS: A VERY RARE signed copy of Mr. Dunning's Chap booklet poem "A Torch Passes", in Pristine condition, is included! **I take personal pride in accurate, honest descriptions and grading. I always carefully ship in very well padded boxes, provide free delivery tracking and always smoke and odor free!**
Seller: Neil Rutledge, Bookseller, Yantis, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$255.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Author's debut nobel is tight, square & clean with a complete number line including "1" making it a TRUE 1st printing. It has been Signed by Mr. Dunning on the title-page. He told me at an event I was in attendance at that there were only 6500 of the first printing of this book. The mylar protected DJ is price-intact ($19.95) and has the vERY slightest wrinkling tot he tail of the spine. It really is a lovely DJ.
Seller: Herrick Books, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
John Dunning. Booked To Die. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine copy In Like Jacket. First Edition/First Printing. $19.95 On Flap. The Great Contemporary Biblio-Mystery. Without Wear. Gorgeous copy Signed On The Title-page.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This award-winner is the one that re-launched Dunning's writing career matching his love of a good mystery with the antiquarian book trade. This copy is a first printing simply signed by Dunning on the title page with the as new, bright, colorful, price-intact dustjacket in excellent condition and wrapped in clear, mylar protection. The book will be carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shipping.
Seller: Longs Peak Book Company, Loveland, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED. 321pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] in boards over cloth spine. Light shelfwear to jacket; spine faintly cocked. Interior is clean, tight, and bright. Signed by Dunning on title page. The first Cliff Janeway mystery.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Dunning, John. Booked to Die (Inscribed). Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1992.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: octavo, 321 pages; pictorial dust jacket with $19.95 on front flap. INSCRIBED to mystery collector, Arthur Parson thus: "To Arthur Parson / Best luck, / John Dunning / 4 - 9 - 95" on the title page. First printing, with full number line. Owner name and date on ffep.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$360.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A Fine first printing of the first edition in equally unblemished dust-jacket, signed by author John Dunning; John Dunning's first Cliff Janeway novel. Janeway, a former Denver police officer, quits the force amidst allegations of brutality and opens up a rare book shop called Twice Told Books. Just when Janeway settles into his new profession he is thrust into the center of a new mystery; A Cliff Janeway Mystery; 8vo; xiv, 321, [1] pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Dunning, John. BOOKED TO DIE [SIGNED]. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1992.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 321 pages; VG; bound in off-white paper wraps, black lettering to spine; minor smudging to covers; signed flat on title page by John Dunning; shelved case 6. 1309307. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo. SIGNED BY JOHN DUNNING wihout personalization. First Cliff Janeway novel; 321pp., bound in 1/4 dark blue cloth over blue paper covered boards, spine lettering in foil blue; a fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: BOOKED TO DIE, the first book in John Dunning's Cliff Janeway series, is one of the most popular mysteries among book collectors. Janeway is a book collector and rare book dealer, and Dunning is one of the few authors who gets the world of book collecting right. This first edition copy is clean and crisp enough to have come straight from the printer. It has had only one owner, and has been kept in a mylar dust jacket cover inside a non-smoking home. This copy is perhaps made more significant in that it is inscribed by Dunning to one of the country's most prominent mystery booksellers and her author then-husband. This is legitimately historic copy of a book important to book collectors around the world, and as clean and bright a copy as you're likely to see.
Seller: ILT Books, Gilbert, AZ, U.S.A.
Dunning, John. Booked to Die. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1992.
Price: US$479.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed by Dunning to a Denver bookseller, "To Ginny---who keeps the faith at the good old TC. Best, John Dunning. 1-19-92." A bump to the bottom corner. The first mystery to feature Cliff Janeway, former Denver detective turned bookseller. ; 321 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Bungalow Books, ABAA, Pueblo, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF. First edition. Original wraps. FINE with TLS laid in. Letter and envelope are "Old Algonquin Books" letterhead. Among other things, Dunning comments on collectabilty of proofs and ARC's. Folded twice else FINE. Letter is signed "John" above his typed full name. The book that gave new impetus to the bibliomystery genre and started the Cliff Janeway series of bibliomysteries from this author. Only the letter is signed.
Seller: THE USUAL SUSPECTS (IOBA), St. Catharines, ON, Canada
Price: US$525.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Signed by Author! First Edition, FIRST PRINTING, Number-line to #1 (Scribner, 1992) Signed in black ink on the full title page, author's name only. 1/4 navy blue cloth over blue boards are As New, Sharp corners. Spine is As New, straight, tight, no creasing, bright blue lettering. Pages are clean, crisp, no writing, no folding. Dust Jacket is As New, encased in a clear custom-fit archival cover. First State $19.95 price is intact. BONUS: included is an EXTREMELY rare Chap book "The Book Scout" by John Dunning AND ALSO SIGNED by him! In Brand New condition! **I am a collector also and know all too well what it is like receiving a book "Not as described". This does not happen with me. I am passionate about honesty, quality and customer satisfaction. I have a NO DISAPPOINTMENT policy. My books are always graded accurately, cleaned if necessary and then carefully shipped in very well-padded boxes and always smoke and odor free.**
Seller: Neil Rutledge, Bookseller, Yantis, TX, U.S.A.
DUNNING, JOHN.. BOOKED TO DIE.. Charles Scribner's Sons, [1992]., New York, 1992.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Signed by the author on a label that has been affixed to the title page. Fine in dust jacket with light rippling to bottom of front panel. Ex-cop turned bookman, Cliff Janeway, knows as much about books as he does about homicide. For instance, he knows that valuable books can be hidden in plain sight. Bobby Westfall, a bookscout, has a real knack for finding those treasures. When Bobby's body is found dumped under a ladder on Friday the thirteenth, Janeway investigates. He is certain that he knows who the murderer is, but can he catch him?
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
Dunning, John. Booked to Die: A Mystery Introducing Cliff Janeway. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: first edition probably ex libris although the marking is so scarce it is hard to tell, signed on title page
Seller: Ian Thompson, Milton, ON, Canada
Dunning, John. Booked to Die: A Mystery Introducing Cliff Janeway. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A Fine copy of Dunning's first book about the Used book business and his wonderful character, Cliff Janeway. This book he inscribed :To Marty, A Look at the Denver book world from me and my friend, Janeway" Best, John Dunning 2-8-92. I purchased this book in Denver in Cherry Creek ten years ago when a friend turned me on to him.
Seller: The Artful Unicorn, Bernardsville, NJ, U.S.A.
Dunning, John. Booked to Die. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1992.
Price: US$695.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special decorative bookplate. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1ST PRINTING. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. Author's first biblio novel. HANDSOME, COLLECTIBLE COPY.
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
Dunning, John. Booked to Die. (Signed Copy). Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1992.
Price: US$900.00 + shipping
Description: 321pp. Cloth backed boards. Signed and inscribed by John Dunning on the half-title page. A biblio-mystery introducing Cliff Janeway, a Denver cop as familiar with books as with homicide. A bright fine copy in fine dustjacket with a minuscule crease to the upper edge of the front panel (a common occurence with this title). ; Octavo.
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
John Dunning. Booked to Die. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1992.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY. The book is fine - never read. Bright and tight. Stated First Edition and number line with the number 1 present. The dust jacket is near fine/fine with a very slight yellowing to bottom and top of inside flaps; minor crimp to bottom right front edge from shelfware, otherwise no rips or tears and not price clipped. INSCRIBED on the second free end paper: To Stephanie who got this started in Denver. Keep your chin up. Best, John Dunning 1-30-92. The THIS in the inscription refers to the release of Booked to Die. Stephanie was the organizer of a lecture in Denver on Publishing Wars and Dunning was the featured speaker. It coincided with the recent release of Booked to Die, his first book.
Seller: Armadillo Alley Books, Carrollton, TX, U.S.A.
John Dunning. Booked to Die: A Mystery Introducing Cliff Janeway. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Uncorrected advance proof. Signed by Dunning on title page. Clean, solid.
Seller: A Cappella Books, Inc., Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1440.00 + shipping
Description: Bound in publisher's original quarter blue colth and blue boards with spine stamped in mettalic blue. Author's highly acclaimed first book. Signed by the author on the title page. Also enclosed is a color snapshot photo of the author probably in his bookstore in Denver dated 1996 in ink on the back. Fine Condition. Most likely never read.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.