Dance Hall of the Dead [Armchair Detective, hardback, 1991]

In 1991, the Armchair Detective Library published three runs of Tony Hillerman's 1973 novel Dance Hall of the Dead. This edition, with a blue marbled dust jacket and dark blue cloth covered boards and gold embossing on the spine, is an example of the Trade Edition, replete with a new introduction to the novel written by Hillerman himself. At the center of the front cover of the dust jacket is an inset on-the-bias drawing of Hillerman.

• Title Page Transcription:
  [decorative device frames page] | DANCE HALL | OF THE DEAD | [decorative device] | TONY HILLERMAN | [publisher’s device]
• Contents:
  [a] summary, [b] blank, [c] title page, [d] copyright and publisher's imprint page, [e] half title page, [f] blank, i-iv introduction, [v] dedication page, [vi] blank, [vii] author's note, [viii] blank, [ix] half title page, [x] blank, 1-242 text, [243-44] blank, [245] list of Armchair Detective titles, [246] blank, [247] edition description, [248] blank
• Physical Attributes:
  • Format: Hardback, 22.5 x 15 cm.
  • Binding: Dark blue cloth-covered boards with gold lettering on spine, including blind stamp of publisher's device. Paper dust jacket with blue marbling, black text, and a white inset on-the-bias drawing of Hillerman.
  • Collation: [a-f] i-iv [v-x] 1-242 [243-48]
  • Price: $18.95 USD