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THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
de Forsyth, Frederick
- Usado
- First
- Estado
- Near fine in very good plus jacket.
- Librería
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: Hutchinson, 1971. Near fine in very good plus jacket.. Signed first edition, first printing of this mystery-thriller tale about an assassin known only as "The Jackal" as he evades authorities and tracks his high-profile target. Frederick Forsyth's first and best-known work, garnering the 1972 Edgar Award, THE DAY OF THE JACKAL draws on his experience as a journalist covering the attempted assassination of French president Charles de Gaulle. Its descriptions of the Jackal's assassination plans and efforts to avoid detection have long attracted notice for their depth and detail. 8.75'' x 5.25''. Original red paper boards, gilt-stamped spine. In original unclipped (£2.00) color pictorial dust jacket designed by Tom Simmonds / Trevor Vertigan. Grey endpapers. [6], 358 pages. Signed by Forsyth on title page, dated 2015. Slip from 2015 author signing event laid in. Boards with a tiny bit of bumping. Jacket with thin shadows of previous tape (no longer present) to edges of jacket flaps, a couple shallow nicks at head of spine, else a beautiful copy.
Sinopsis
The Day of the Jackal (1971) is a thriller novel by English writer Frederick Forsyth, about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS French terrorist group of the early 1960s, to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France. The Day of the Jackal is a novel of the spy fiction genre, praised for its convincing portrayal of France in 1963, and its carefully thought-out plot.
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- Librería
- Type Punch Matrix
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 44780
- Título
- THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
- Autor
- Forsyth, Frederick
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near fine in very good plus jacket.
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Hutchinson
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1971
- Palabras clave
- 20th century,Post-WWII,Thriller,Books to Film,English & British
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Categorías de este libro
- Literatura de ficción Aventuras y acción
- Literatura de ficción Ficción de género
- Literatura de ficción Ficción histórica
- Literatura de ficción Misterio y suspense Thrillers
- Literatura de ficción Misterio y suspense Suspense
- Literatura de ficción Misterio y suspense Espías y espionaje
- Literatura de ficción Misterio y suspense Misterio Ficción criminal
