Coyote Waits [Reader's Digest Condensed, hardcover, 1990]

This first edition Reader's Digest Condensed Books volume contains an edited reprint of Tony Hillerman's Coyote Waits. It also contains novels by Victoria Holt, Greg Dinallo and Belva Plain.

This is a hardcover book with dust jacket. The top edge is gilded. The front cover displays thumbnails of the included novels. The spine reads "Reader's Digest Condensed Books VOLUME 5 - 1990" in white on a red background, and also displays the titles and authors of the included novels. The back cover displays "RAVE REVIEWS for the books in this volume" and praise for each of the novels in a different-colored section.

This volume is identical to the previously recorded 1990 edition in this collection, with the following exceptions:

• This volume does not have a clear plastic cover over the dust jacket.
• This volume is contained in a cardboard case labeled "40th ANNIVERSARY READER'S DIGEST CONDENSED BOOKS."

• Title Page Transcription: READER'S | DIGEST | CONDENSED | BOOKS | Volume 5 | 1990 | [pegasus logo] | THE READER'S DIGEST ASSOCIATION, INC. | Pleasantville, New York
• Contents: [1] Condensed Books half title, [2] frontispiece, [3] title, [4] Condensed Books masthead and copyright, [5] Contents, [6-7] illustrated title page for Harvest by Belva Plain, [8] frontispiece, 9-574 text, [575] biography of Tony Hillerman with photo by Barney Hillerman, [576] illustration credits and acknowledgement
• List of Contents:
  1. HARVEST by Belva Plain
  2. PURPOSE OF EVASION by Greg Dinallo
  3. SNARE OF SERPENTS by Victoria Holt
  4. COYOTE WAITS by Tony Hillerman
• Physical Attributes:
  • Format: Hardcover, 19.5 x 14 cm
  • Binding: Quarter bound, red and white speckled boards with dark blue vinyl tape. Printed on the spine in gold letters within gold-bordered red rectangles are the words "READER'S DIGEST CONDENSED BOOKS | VOLUME 5 [bullet] 1990" and the titles of the included novels.
  • Collation: [1-8] 9-574 [575-576]
  • Price: Undetermined