Sue Grafton

First edition, first printing of Grafton's 10th novel in her critically acclaimed Alphabet Series Kinsey Millhoue Mysteries.

• Sue Grafton (American).
• Binding by Constance Wozny (American).
• New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1993.
• Bound in full rust leather with the letter “J” raised and trimmed in black leather on the front cover and raised swirl designs on the front and back boards, endpapers and pastedowns are handmade paper with the book edges colored to match the endpapers.
• Housed in a custom-made clamshell box that is covered in black-and-white cloth with a leather label on the spine, and lined with hand-marbled paper that matches the book.

Constance Wozny has been a bookbinder for over 18 years and her creations are widely exhibited in various exhibitions and juried shows in the United States, France, England, Australia and Tokyo. Her bindings are included in the permanent collections of numerous institutions ranging from the Special Collections Department of the Chicago Main Library to the University of Michigan Library in Ann Arbor. She holds a degree in Marketing from Eastern Kentucky University and has studied with many notable book artists and fine binders including Tini Miura, Monique Lallier, Dominic Riley and Don Ethington. Her artistic works have been featured in book art exhibition venues locally, nationally and internationally as well as in several book art publications. Her studio is located in Louisville, Kentucky.