Donna Leon — Acqua Alta
New York, HarperCollins, 1996. First edition. Cloth. A near fine, first edition copy of this mystery novel by noted American author Donna Leon, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A fascinating crime novel from Donna Leon's Venice-based mystery series. In Acqua Alta, detective Guido Brunetti attempts to solve a string of attacks that are occurring during Venice's flood season. Donna Leon is a noted American author known for her mystery and crime novels set in Italy, including Death at La Fenice (1992) and Death in a Strange Country (1993). The first edition of this work.Enclosed in the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, lovely, with just a few light marks to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Fine.
