Stated 'First Edition,' but a fourth printing
This copy says 'First Edition' on the copyright page, yet its number line ends in 4 — so it is the fourth printing, not a true first. A textbook reminder that the number line, not the words, decides. This is a HarperCollins book; see how HarperCollins states its first printings.
| Author | Tony Hillerman |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Year | 1998 |
| ISBN | 0-06-017581-8 |
| Edition | Stated 'First Edition,' but a fourth printing |
| Condition | Hardcover in dust jacket, light wear. |
| Topic | New Mexico / Navajo mystery fiction |
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