People of Darkness [Avon Paperback, second Canadian paperback printing, 1982]

Language

English

Date Published
Publication Details

New York: Avon, 1982.

ISBN Number

0-380-57778-X

Edition Notes

The second of two Canadian printings of the Avon paperback edition of People of Darkness, originally published in 1980. The fourth book in Hillerman's Navajo Mystery Series, People of Darkness is the first novel featuring the protagonist Sergeant Jim Chee of the Navajo Police.

The cover design is not credited but it features a dessert scene with an oil dyke, lizard, catci, and a skeletal hand reaching towards an open box with a Purple Heart medal inside.

  • Title Page Transcription:
    TONY | HILLERMAN | PEOPLE OF DARKNESS | [publisher’s device] AVON | PUBLISHERS OF BARD, CAMELOT, DISCUS AND FLARE BOOKS
  • Contents:
    [i] reviews, [ii] author's works published by Avon and publisher's information, [iii] title page, [iv] publisher's imprint and copyright, [v] half title PEOPLE OF DARKNESS, [vi] blank, 7-191 text, [192] advertisements
  • Physical Attributes:
    • Format: Paperback, 17.5 x 11 cm.
    • Binding: Paper boards with full color graphic on front cover and small graphic inset on back cover. Spine is lettered [publisher's imprint] | [horizontally] TONY | HILLERMAN | PEOPLE OF DARKNESS | [vertically] ISBN and price
    • Collation: [i-vi] 7-191 [192]
    • Price: $3.95 Canada, $2.95 USD
Bibliography
Hieb, 1990: A6e