Italian
Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1991.
This is a reissue of the 1990 Italian edition of This edition was published in 1991 by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore in Milan, Italy. The series, Il Giallo Mondadori, was published weekly, and has a two column format. This edition, number 1747, was printed for readership for the week of March 3, 1991, and contains an interview with Tony Hillerman, originally published in the US mystery magazine The Ellery Queen.
Tony Hillerman's original text was translated from English to Italian by A.M. Francavilla. The cover was designed by Prieto Muriana. The cover is a bright yellow with red bands framing an inset illustration depicting a startled woman in caving gear holding a gun pointing a flashlight at a rock wall that illuminates a Kokopelli pictograph and a shadow of a man.
- Title Page Transcription:Tony Hillerman | Ladri del tempo Arnoldo Mandadori Editore
- Contents: [1] title page, [2] imprint and copyright, 3 half title page, list of characters, start of chapter one, 4-165 [additionally advertizement for Jill McGown] text, 166 Author of the week biography of Tony Hillerman, 167-175 short story by Sandra Woodruff, [176] list of Mondadori publications
- Physical Attributes:
- Format: Paperback, 19 x 12.9 cm.
- Binding: Bright yellow paper covers with 2196, the title, and author printed in black vertically on the spine. There are black-and-white advertisements printed on the inside covers. The inside of the back and front covers contains advertisements for other Il Giallo crime novels.
- Collation: [1-2] 3-165 166-[176]
- Price: Lire 4500