When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Arbor House, 1986
- Series
- Matthew Scudder
The first edition of When the Sacred Ginmill Closes by Lawrence Block was published in New York by Arbor House in 1986. We track 2 editions.
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- 1st Arbor House1986 Hardback · Matthew Scudder 6 I own When the Sacred Ginmill Closes, Arbor House 1986 Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- Mysterious Press1988 Hardback · Matthew Scudder 6 I own When the Sacred Ginmill Closes, Mysterious Press 1988 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Characters
- Matthew Scudder
- Genre
- mystery fiction, crime fiction
In print
- Editions recorded
- 20 on Open Library, 17 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 1 language
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of When the Sacred Ginmill Closes?
The first edition of When the Sacred Ginmill Closes by Lawrence Block was published in New York by Arbor House in 1986.
How many editions of When the Sacred Ginmill Closes are there?
We track 2 editions of When the Sacred Ginmill Closes, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.