* * * * O C T O B E R 2 0 2 4 * B A U M A N R A R E B O O K S 15 15. GRAFTON, Sue. The Alphabet Series [“A” to “Y”, all published]. COMPRISING: “A” Is for Alibi. WITH: “B” Is for Burglar. WITH: “C” Is for Corpse. WITH: “D” Is for Deadbeat. WITH: “E” Is for Evidence. WITH: “F” Is for Fugitive. WITH: “G” Is for Gumshoe. WITH: “H” Is for Homicide. WITH: “I” Is for Innocent [2 copies]. WITH: “J” Is for Judgment. WITH: “K” Is for Killer. WITH: “L” Is for Lawless. WITH: “M” Is for Malice. WITH: “N” Is for Noose. WITH: “O” Is for Outlaw. WITH: “P” Is for Peril. WITH: “Q” Is for Quarry. WITH: “R” Is for Ricochet. WITH: “S” Is for Silence. WITH: “T” Is for Trespass. WITH: “U” Is for Undertow. WITH: “V” Is for Vengeance. WITH: “W” Is for Wasted. WITH: “X”. WITH: “Y” Is for Yesterday. New York, 1982-2017. Together, 26 volumes. Octavo, original paper boards or half cloth, dust jackets. $21,500 Full first edition set of Grafton’s popular Kinsey Millhone mysteries, each volume signed or inscribed by the author, with the first volume inscribed on the title page, “For M— K—- — Sue Grafton. Yours until ‘Z’ is for Zero!” “By 1982, Grafton was a twice-divorced mother of three children who conceived “A” is for Alibi in preference to murdering her ex-husband… Her award-winning ‘alphabet’ series… has helped transform the predominantly male preserve of American crime writing… Her tightly paced mysteries are shaped by Kinsey Millhone, a feisty, selfsufficient private investigator who is appealingly candid, with a wry wit” (Stringer, 259-60). “In dealing with big themes on a small canvas, [Grafton’s] clever but unpretentious mysteries reassure us that no life is insignificant, no death inconsequential” (New York Times). Tragically, Grafton died of a very rare cancer (appendiceal) while still working on “Z” Is for Zero, rendering the 25-volume “A” through “Y” series a complete run. This set includes a second copy of “’I’ is for Innocent,” from the first English edition, also signed by Grafton. “C” is for Corpse has also been inscribed by Grafton (“Mysteriously Yours”). See Barzun & Taylor 1558. A bit of glue residue to endpapers and dust jacket verso of “F” is for Fugitive. Fine condition. "YOURS UNTIL 'Z' IS FOR ZERO!": THE KINSEY MILLHONE MYSTERIES, FROM ALIBI TO YESTERDAY: COMPLETE FIRST EDITION COLLECTION, EACH SIGNED OR INSCRIBED BY SUE GRAFTON
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