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A Dangerous Fortune
de Follett, Ken (signed)
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0385311214
- ISBN 13
- 9780385311212
- Librería
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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New York: Delacorte Press, 1993. INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the half title page. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. The bright and shiny jacket would also be FINE but for an inadvertant crease to the rear turn-in (inner) flap. NO chips. NO tears. NOT price clipped ($23.95). NOT a library discard. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. First Printing of the First Edition with "NOVEMBER 1993" and complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original black boards, with a black cloth spine. Stamped in bright gold on the spine and with a gilt facsimile of the author's signature on the front cover. From the dust jacket: "In 1866, tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School. A young student drowns in a mysterious accident involving a small circle of boys… The drowning and its aftermath initiate a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many lives... From the exclusive men's club and brothels that cater to every dark desire of London's upper classes to the dazzling ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of the world's wealth, Ken Follett conjures up a stunning array of contrasts… A DANGEROUS FORTUNE portrays a family splintered by lust yet bound inexorably by a shared legacy and brings us men and women swept toward a perilous climax where greed, fed by the shocking truth of a boy's death, must be stopped - or not just one man's dreams, but those of a nation, will die.". INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. (vi), 534pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Sinopsis
It’s 1866, and a tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School when a young student drowns in a mysterious accident involving a small circle of boys. The aftermath spirals into a circle of treachery that will span three decades. Exclusive men's club and brothels that cater to desires of London's upper class, dazzling ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites, Ken Follett creates a striking array of contrasts. This novel shows a family splintered by lust, bound by a shared legacy, and swept towards greed, all fed by the truth of the young boy’s death.
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- About Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 023044
- Título
- A Dangerous Fortune
- Autor
- Follett, Ken (signed)
- Ilustrador
- NOT a library discard
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine condition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good dust jacket
- Edición
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385311214
- ISBN 13
- 9780385311212
- Editorial
- Delacorte Press
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1993
- Size
- 8vo. (vi), 534pp
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