James Patterson ALONG CAME A SPIDER First and similar items

ALONG CAME A SPIDER by James [Brendan] Patterson. New York: Little, Brown and Company, (1993). First edition, first printing. "First Edition" statement and first printing number code sequence 10 through 1 to the copyright page, $21.95 and date code 02932145 to the jacket's flap. The first mystery featuring homicide detective Alex Cross is set in Washington D.C. and involves a math teacher and a kidnapped actress's daughter. Adapted to the 2001 Lee Tamahori directed film starring Morgan Freeman and Jay O. Sanders. A well-preserved first printing collectible. NO remainder mark. Fine, square, and tight in purple linen boards over blue-threaded gray boards with silver embossed titles to the spine, blue-and-white headband and tail-band, blue-threaded gray end-papers, a minute peep of light fading to the lower spine edge as usual; in a fine dust jacket with art by Joe Ovies and raised silver-foil titles to the front panel; original printed $21.95 price and date code 02932145 still intact to the front inner flap. The dust jacket will be placed in a clear, removable protective sleeve after scanning for this entry. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT MYSTERY BOOKS THANKS!