A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair
de Jonathan Gash
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Fine/Fine
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Macmillan, 1999. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9.5" by 6". None. A signed, first edition of Jonathan Gash's A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair. Bound in bule paper-covered boards with gilt lettering and an unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Signed by author. John Grant (b.1933) is an English crime writer, who writes under the pseudonym Jonathan Gash, and is most famous for his Lovejoy series. Grant is a doctor by training and worked as a general practitioner and pathologist. He was head of bacteriology at the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine for the University of London between 1971 and 1988. A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair is the twenty-first Lovejoy novel. These are a series of picaresque novels about the adventures of Lovejoy, a British antiques dealer based in East Anglia whose scruples are not always the highest. He does however have a reputation for recognising exceptional items as well as for distinguishing fakes or forgeries from genuine antiques. In a cloth binding in the original dustwrapper. Externally in lovely condition. The binding is tight and firm. There is almost no wear to the extremities. There is almost no wear to the dust wrapper. Internally the pages are clean and bright. Fine
Sinopsis
Jonathan Gash has been writing the Lovejoy series for almost 20 years. He is married with three daughters and four grandchildren.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- MOD1-I-20
- Título
- A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair
- Autor
- Jonathan Gash
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Macmillan
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1999
- Tamaño
- 9.5" by 6"
- Palabras clave
- Lovejoy Dustwrapper Signed Dustwrapper
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...