9780224023320 - Putting the Boot in von Kavanagh, Dan (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Publication of 192 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. The boards are in good condition. There is foxing on the first and last few pages as well as on the inner part of the jacket. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. The jacket is a touch edge and shelf worn, with very mild creasing. The boards are in great condition and the spine has lovely gold gilt. There are no inscriptions and the binding is splendid. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition with 'First published 1985' on the printer's page. ***Near fine in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Boards clean and unmarked. No bumps or creases. Corners sharp. Binding square with no reading lean. Spine tight. Internally also near fine, with no inscriptions. No creases or tears. Pages clean but paper stock lightly tanned as usual. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, that has not been price-clipped, showing the original publisher's printed price of £8.95 net. Dustwrapper complete with no creases, chips or tears. The spine of the dustwrapper is just very slightly faded, otherwise dustwrapper bright. ***205mm x 135mm. 192 pages including a two-page author's note at the back of the book. ***'"Putting the Boot In" is as gripping as it is very funny - a wry and ingenious investigative entertainment. As Duffy valiantly endeavours to crack Athletic's mysterious descent of the League table - scanning his body for sarcomas the while - a team of memorable characters takes its position to confuse and amuse us.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) *** First impression of the true first edition, in its original dustwrapper, in beautiful near fine collectable condition. One of Barnes' lesser known works, published as the third part of the four-novel series featuring the protagonist Duffy, a quirky bisexual private detective. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. London: Jonathan Cape, 1985. First Edition. Signed by the author as Dan Kavanagh without inscription on full title. Octavo; 192pp. Illustrated dust jacket over dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Jacket corner-clipped at bottom of front flap with £9.95 price sticker adjacent. Jacket otherwise clean and crisp with no chips, tears, or marks. Boards are square and sturdy. Pages a bit toned along outer margins, but unmarked. Barnes's third Duffy novel under the Kavanagh pseudonym.

Barnes's third novel written as Dan Kavanagh. First edition, first printing. Fine in fine dustjacket.