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Tony Hillerman. The Fly on the Wall. Harper & Row, 1971.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR in blue ink on a special, laid-in decorative bookplate. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING with complete number line (71 72 73 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Hillerman's second book. It is not Navajo focused, instead it features politics, journalism, and murder in Washington, D.C. Bright woven blue cloth spine stamped in white and dark blue and blue paper-covered boards. Minor rubbing to tips of boards. The dust jacket is not price-clipped. It is bright, and lightly rubbed at the top and bottom of the spine with faint dark rubbing on the back and a small, well-mended 1/2" tear at the top of the front. An attractive copy. Hillerman was a Macavity Award Winner and both an Edgar and Anthony Award Nominee. The New York Times called Tony Hillerman's mysteries some of the best and certainly the most unusual mystery novels of the last few decades. The Washington Post said they are one of the consistently superior and definitely distinctive mystery series of the last 15 years. He died in 2008 in Albuquerque NM at age 83. When reporter John Cotton's friend and fellow reporter is murdered, his notebook, filled with information about a tax scam, ends up in John's hands. Not long afterward, a body is discovered in John's car, a bomb is found in his apartment, and John's girlfriend suddenly drops out of sight. John must unravel the mystery of why anyone would kill for the information the notebook contains. All our books are in our non-smoking home ready to mail. Complementary insurance in the US. In addition, complementary on line USPS tracking number. (Please email me for the actual international mailing cost.) Your satisfaction is my goal. No hassle, 100% money back if you return the book in the same condition as sent within 30 days of the delivery date. Scans are available upon request via email. All questions and comments are welcome. 3/25-25-75/8
Seller: Bilbofbaggins Books, Magdalena, NM, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony.. The Fly on the Wall.. NY: Harper & Row, 1971., 1971.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition (Stated). With complete number line (71 72 73 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) on p. 212. Signed "Tony Hillerman" on the title page. Hillerman's scarce second book featuring politics, journalism, and murder in Washington, D.C. G+/G+ in blue cloth spine stamped in white and dark blue and blue paper-covered boards. Some tape marks and tape stuck to the front and rear boards. An ex-library copy with stamp only at top edge and pocket glued to rear endpaper. With 2" of pocket torn away taking some of the "suspense novel" letters from the bottom of the endpaper. The dustjacket is complete but has tape marks on the inside flap and the rear panel. A passable shelf copy of Hillerman's scarce second book, autographed by him. First Edition (Stated). With complete number line (71 72 73 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) on p. 212.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Tony Hillerman. The Fly on the Wall. Harper & Row, 1971.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The Fly on the Wall (Harper & Row, 1971; first edition, ex-library copy [Chicago Pub. Lib.] but stamped only once, pencil notation to dedication page, former owners library stamp to endleaves and jacket flaps, with a sticker label signed by Hillerman tucked inside)
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Hillerman, Tony. The Fly on the Wall. Harper & Row, New York, 1971.
Price: US$349.50 + shipping
Description: The author's second book. A square solid tight clean carefully read carefully used copy. This copy has some soil to the edges of the text block, the shadow of some type of label??? to the title page. This copy has been rebound in dark blue quarter leather with gold inlay to the spine by a previous owner. This copy has been signed by the author on the half-title and should be a welcome addition to someone's collection. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY.
Seller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller, Lewisville, TX, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Fly on the Wall. Harper & Row, 1971.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed and inscribed by Tony Hillerman on half title page. Published by Harper & Row, 1971. First edition, first printing with full number line on page 212. Hardcover in jacket, price intact on jacket flap. Faint paperclip mark to front jacket flap and first two pages. Otherwise clean and unmarked. Binding strong. Light edge wear. Faint sunning to jacket spine. Jacket now in fresh Mylar. Very good condition. Additional photos available upon request. All of our books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.
Seller: The Bookman & The Lady, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Fly On the Wall. Harper & Row, New York, 1971.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing with 1 at end of number row at end of book. Author's second novel. Signed by Hillerman in red ink on title page. Book is fine. Dust jacket, with price intact, has faded spine background, edgewear and couple of small chips.
Seller: Old Algonquin Books, Arvada, CO, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Fly on the Wall. Harper & Row, New York, 1971.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 212pp.; HB quarter-bound; blue&blue w/blk.&white; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs. DJ green w/blk.&white-pic.cover; some rub w/spine sunned; wear on edges&corners. "In this second novel, the blend is suspense with a newsman's world, in which the model for behavior is "the fly on the wall, " and a political chess game in which murder becomes a play." signed by Hillerman Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Fly on the Wall. Harper & Row, 1971.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition 1st printing with full number line p.212. Good book that has spine slant, light corner wear and brown/yellow stain to front end page; in a Good to Very Good dust jacket that has edge and corner wear, small tear bottom of spine which has sun fade to dark green portion with some color loss, mild rubbing and touch of age toning to white portions of jacket. This copy signed by Hillerman on the title page. This was Hillermans second mystery, and it centers on corruption in the capital of an un-named, middle western state.
Seller: Squid Ink Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing, with "First Edition" statement on copyright page and complete number line at lower corner of p.212. Octavo; turquoise cloth, with titles and publishers logo stamped in blue and white on spine; dustjacket; 212pp. Bookplate signed by the author loosely laid in. Barest hint of a lean, some pinpoint wear to board edges, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $5.95), with some light wear to joints and extremities; Near Fine. Attractive copy of Hillerman's second book, a political mystery. HUBIN, p.205.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Tony Hillerman. the Fly on the Wall. Harper & Row, 1971.
Price: US$595.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine copy In Like Jacket (Without Wear) First Edition Stated Full Number Line Rare Presentation Copy."To Louise And cellen Tony Hillerman." Author's Rare Second Book. Superb Frest Copy.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Fly on the Wall. (Signed Copy). Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, 1971.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: 212pp. Cloth backed boards. Signed by Tony Hillerman on the title page. The author's second book. A chilling tale of suspense against the corridors of political power in Washington. Sporadic smudges on some of the leaves, old price in pen on front free endpaper. Cloth shows light wear, especially at corner tips. A very good+ copy in very good+ dustjacket with light wear to edges and mild rubbing. ; Octavo; Signed by Author.
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. THE FLY ON THE WALL. Harper & Row, New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London, 1971.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: Inscribed first edition of this political mystery-thriller, following journalist John Cotton's efforts to bring corruption to light - Tony Hillerman's second book. "Tony Hillerman knows what he's writing about because he is a fly on the wall," noted the LAWTON CONSTITUTION AND MORNING PRESS - indeed, he was THEIR fly on the wall for a number of years in the 1940s as a political editor (48). Best known for his Leaphorn and Chee mystery/thriller series, Hillerman used his intimate knowledge of journalism to craft a suspenseful ride through the intrigues of an unnamed capitol city, in which newspaper man John Cotton is party to a "political chess game in which murder becomes a play" (jacket). 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original quarter blue cloth binding with blue boards, blue and white lettering to spine. Original unclipped ($5.95) color pictorial dust jacket designed by Paul Spina. Fore-edge machine-deckle. Blue typographic endpapers. 212 pages. Inscribed by Hillerman to first blank. Jacket with mild wear to spine ends, spine with light sunning. Binding corners and spine ends a touch bumped. Sharp and bright.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony. The Fly on the Wall. Harper & Row; (1971), NY, 1971.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First printing of the author's second book, fine in a near fine dust jacket. The jacket has just a touch of wear at the spine ends, and a little soiling to the white rear panel. A fresh, bright copy with no names or other markings in the book. Signed by the author on the half title page
Seller: Tulsa Books, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
HILLERMAN, Tony.. The Fly on the Wall.. New York: Harper & Row, 1971, 1971.
Price: US$1254.21 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing, of Hillerman's second book (following The Blessing Way, 1970). Presentation copy from the author, inscribed on the half-title: "For Michael de Haven, Tony Hillerman". Octavo. Original blue cloth spine lettered in dark blue and white, blue cloth boards, blue endpapers lettered in white, untrimmed. With dust jacket. Light horizontal scuff to back panel of jacket. An exemplary copy in the striking dust jacket (designed by Paul Spina).
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Hillerman, Tony. The Fly on the Wall. Harper and Row, New York, 1971.
Price: US$1295.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, on a special decorative bookplate. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET. 1ST PRINTING. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 212 pages. THIS IS NOT AN EX-LIBRARY COPY. EXCELLENT, COLLECTIBLE COPY OF AUTHOR'S SECOND SCARCE NOVEL!
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
Tony Hillerman. The Fly On The Wall. Harper & Row, New York, 1971.
Price: US$1400.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A FIRST EDITION of the elusive 2nd Joe Leaphorn in NF/VG+ condition signed by the author on the half title page. Book is clean, tight and square indicating it is an un-read copy. No internal markings of any type. DJ is not price clipped and shows very light corner wear and very slight fading on the spine. Photos on request.
Seller: IEBOOKMAN, PRESCOTT, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SIGNED. 212pp. Octavo [22 cm] 1/2 turquoise blue cloth with matching paper over boards. Light bumping and rubbing to extremities; mild slant to spine; bookseller's ticket on the front pastedown. In a dust jacket, with minor rubbing, several faint scratches, and a very discreet 1" slash to the surface of the front panel. In a green cloth covered slipcase. Second published mystery by the acclaimed author, and one of the author's few books not in the Leaphorn and Chee series. With a custom full-page original color drawing on the half-title by Navajo artist Ernest Franklin (signed by Franklin at the foot). Hillerman and Franklin collaborated to produce a number of Hillerman/Franklin limited editions. This title is not a title that one commonly finds illustrated by Franklin, with custom editions having been done in only small numbers. Hillerman's scarce second book. Signed by Hillerman on the title page.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Hillerman, Tony.. The Fly on the Wall.. NY, Harper & Row, 1971, 1971.
Price: US$3150.00 + shipping
Description: NY, Harper & Row, 1971, first edition, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover. His second book, this was the first of his two non-Navajo novels, like his first book it is also a novel of suspense, but in this case it's political suspense by someone who knew that arena as Hillerman was a long-time newspaper reporter who covered politics, his main character, John Cotton, a political reporter who is also an avid fly-fisherman is depicted in a large Signed original drawing by famed Navajo artist Ernest Franklin wherein Cotton is shown fly fishing, in addition Franklin offers four other original illustrations, one is a small line drawing of a wolf on the front free endpaper, followed by a full-page full color portrait of Hillerman, Franklin offers another line drawing of a windmill on the page that lists other Hillerman titles, the dedication page sports another line drawing, this of an oil pumping apparatus, Hieb bibliography A2a, with slipcase, only a handful of this title were illustrated by Franklin and even fewer offer multiple illustrations, Signed by Hillerman. Fine in a very good plus jacket.
Seller: James M. Dourgarian, Bookman ABAA, Concord, CA, U.S.A.