2018, ISBN: 9781841150079

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Crisp,clean,matt,sepia subject portrait photographic upper wrap; author+subject b/w portrait photographs(3) … Mehr…

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Crisp,clean,matt,sepia subject portrait photographic upper wrap; author+subject b/w portrait photographs(3) illustrated rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges or corners - no nicks, tears or splits present.Top edges with 4faint,tiny flecks,but still bright and otherwise clean,fore-edges crisp,bright and clean without blemish; contents bright,tight and clean also - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation. Bright,clean,unblemished,brown paper-covered boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a brown headband and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-301pp [paginated] includes half-title+title pages,contents list,a prologue,20 chapters,an epilogue,profuse b/w contemporary photographs interspersed throughout the text and book,with 16pp b/w contemporary photographs,16pp mixed,b/w+colour photographs between pp52/3 and pp116/7 and pp180/81 and pp244/45 respectively,2pp blanks to rear along with copyright acknowledgements and a note on the type. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable for book's age,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation.It is only the minor,exterior faults described,that prevent a slightly higher grading. When Johnn Thaw,the star of The Sweeney, Inspector Morse and Goodnight Mister Tom, died from cancer in 2002,a nation lost one of its finest actors.Sheila Hancock lost a beloved husband.In this unique double biography she chronicles their lives - personal and professional,together and apart. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item,for correct, shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.BLOOMSBURY,2004., 5, MIT Press, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cover slightly worn. Sent promptly by first class post., MIT Press, 2004, 3, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.First published in German as 'Mond im Zeichendes Zen' by scherz Verlag in 2004,and reissued by Du Mont Buchverlag,Cologne,in 2015.Translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,b/w photogrphic illustrated dw/dj panels with glossy, capitalised graduated brown to orange lettered title and glossy black-lettered author name; glossy black spine/ backstrip with thumbnail detail fron front photograph in a small orange circle at head of spine and capitalised,burnt orange lettered title and glossy white-lettered author name and publisher's white lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with winter snow scene b/w photograph with 3 critics' glossy,embossed black-lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners no nicks,tears or splits present. Top+fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without any foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - text body pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a grey+silver striped headband and immaculate plain pale grey endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,7-296pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,Pts I-III comprising 6,5 and 9 chapters,a Note to Reader from author re a short story Dark Death {Louise Boni and the Calambert Case] recounting a case prepeatedly referred to in this novel (the story solved the puzzles surrounding the character of Louise Boni making her more understandable for the reader),the short story; plus [unpaginated] half-title +title pages,a dedication with an epigram,individual Pts separator pages,short story title separator page and as last pages,2pp blanks Author's Acknowledgements,potted biographies of author and translator, and a further 2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. It really is an exceptional,exemplary copy for its cleanliness and brightness. An exciting debut novel for the collector. The first in a gripping new crime series set in Germany - the Black Forest Investigations. Louise Boni, maverick chief inspector with the Black Forest crime squad, is struggling with her demons. Divorced at forty-two, she is haunted by the shadows of the past. Dreading yet another a dreary winter weekend alone, she receives a call from the departmental chief which signals the strangest assignment of her career - to trail a Japanese monk wandering through the snowy wasteland to the east of Freiburg, dressed only in sandals and a cowl. She sets off reluctantly, and by the time she catches up with him, she discovers that he is injured, and fearfully fleeing some unknown evil. When her own team comes under fire, the investigation takes on a terrifying dimension, uncovering a hideous ring of child traffickers. The repercussions of their crimes will change the course of her own life. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **, LONDON.MacLehose/an imprint of QUERCUS PUBLISHING LTD.,2018., 5, London: Fourth Estate, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Minor browning to the pages. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xxvi, 1366 p.: maps; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliography (p. [1285]-1328) and index. Subjects: Fisk, Robert. Arafat, Yasir 1929-2004. Hussein, Saddam 1937-2006. Bin Laden, Osama 1957-. Bush, George W. (George Walker) 1946- Views on international relations. War correspondents Middle East. Middle East History, Military 20th century. Middle East Politics and government 1945-. Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988. Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991. United States Military policy. Palestine History. Afghanistan Politics and government 2001-. Middle East Politics and government 21st century. Genre: History., London: Fourth Estate, 2005, 0<