BLOSSOM: A Novel By Andrew Vachss. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. First edition, first printing. "First edition" statement to the copyright page. SIGNED, and inscribed "For Joe With Best Wishes" by the Raymond Chandler, Maltese Falcon, and Grand Prix Awards winning late author, and children's lawyer and protection consultant, to the title-page. The fifth entry in the hard boiled mystery series featuring ex-con Burke, finds the anti-hero going to Indiana to help his old cell-mate Virgil. Fine, very tight, and square in black linen over smoke gray boards with silver embossed titles to the front cover and to the spine, orange headband and tail-band, deckle page fore-edges; in a near fine dust jacket with slight fading to yellow to the spine panel, as usual; original printed $17.95 price still intact to the front inner flap, and date code 6/90 to the rear flap. NO remainder mark. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT SIGNED MYSTERY BOOKS THANKS!