This is a proof copy in very good condition.  It was published by Serpent's Tail in 1997.

'In the beginning . . .  there was Ezekiel 'Easy' Rawlins and Raymond 'Mouse' Alexander - two young men setting out in life, hitting the road in a 'borrowed' '36 Ford headed for Pariah, Texas.  The volatile Mouse wants to retrieve money from his stepfather so he can marry his EttaMae.  But on their steamy bayou excursion, Mouse will choose murder as a way out, while Easy's past liaison with EttaMae floats precariously in his memory.  Easy and Mouse are coming of age - and everything they ever knew about friendship and about themselves is coming apart at the seams . . .'

Condition:

Book - Very Good - minor rubbing/bumping/wear to the corners, edges and covers, some marking and creasing to the covers, v.slight bumping to a few page corners, slight marking to the page edges and v.slight, but even, tanning to the pages.

 

This is an ARC (Advance Reader’s Copy), also called a Proof Copy.  They are far rarer than First Editions as they are printed in small numbers for circulation to, among others, friends and family of the author and reviewers (for their revision, analysis and feedback prior to the book's publication).

 

 

 

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