The Geographer's Library Tapa dura - 2005

Hardback. Very Good.

Penguin Books, Limited. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 2005. Hardcover. Fine. 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT, SIGNED by AUTHOR on title page. Mint condition Synopsis: A twelfth-century Sicilian cat burglar snatches a sack of artefacts from the king's geographer's library, and the tools and talismans of transmutation and eternal life are soon scattered all over the world. The bizarre and dangerous circumstances under which these alchemical objects change hands are testament to their extraordinary value, but it is not until nine hundred years later that a young reporter on a local paper, Paul Tomm, stumbles upon evidence that someone is collecting them again. Investigating the suspicious death of a local professor, Tomm finds the dead man's heavily fortified office stuffed with books on alchemy and clues that the man's life was as suspicious as his death

London: Hamish Hamilton, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First UK edition/First Printing. As new..

Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 2005. Hardcover. Fine. 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT, SIGNED/1ST LINED/DATED by AUTHOR on title page. Mint condition Synopsis: A twelfth-century Sicilian cat burglar snatches a sack of artefacts from the king's geographer's library, and the tools and talismans of transmutation and eternal life are soon scattered all over the world. The bizarre and dangerous circumstances under which these alchemical objects change hands are testament to their extraordinary value, but it is not until nine hundred years later that a young reporter on a local paper, Paul Tomm, stumbles upon evidence that someone is collecting them again. Investigating the suspicious death of a local professor, Tomm finds the dead man's heavily fortified office stuffed with books on alchemy and clues that the man's life was as suspicious as his death

Penguin. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 374 pages. Gold lettering on the spine, and on the front cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. Back top corner has been lightly bumped. A fine copy of this novel, signed and dated on the title page by the author in black ink.

Hamish Hamilton. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Hamish Hamilton,2005.First UK edition-first printing.Tan hardback(gilt lettering and illustrations on the front and back cover,gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.Illustrated with a b/w map inside the front and back cover,b/w drawings.The book is new with two small ink marks,nick and light shelf wear on the outer edges.375pp including List of objects.Price clipped.A collectable first edition-first printing.

London : Hamish Hamilton, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Not price-clipped. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 374p. : maps ; 22cm. Subjects: Murder Investigation ; Fiction.