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Abattoir Blues; The 22nd DCI Banks Mystery
by Robinson, Peter
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 1444704966
- ISBN 13
- 9781444704969
- Seller
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Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2014. First UK edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. 367pp. 8vo. Black cloth over boards, silver gilt on spine. Signed by the author on the title page. Book has the number 1 on copyright page, is unread, unclipped, tight, bright, and Brodart protected. The four corners of book have been slightly bumped and there is a scratch on the rear of jacket. Otherwise a Fine copy.
Synopsis
PETER ROBINSON grew up in the United Kingdom, and now divides his time between Toronto and Richmond, Yorkshire. Abattoir Blues is the twenty-second book in the DCI Banks series. He has also written two collections of short stories, and three standalone novels, the most recent of which is the bestseller Before the Poison , winner of the Arthur Ellis Award in Canada, Sweden's Golden Crowbar Award, and the 2013 Dilys Award given by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. Robinson's critically acclaimed crime novels have won numerous awards in Britain, the United States, Canada, and Europe, and are published in translation all over the world. Several Inspector Banks novels have been adapted for television by ITV and have appeared on PBS. Visit www.inspectorbanks.com.
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- Bookseller
- Christopher Morrow, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0002230
- Title
- Abattoir Blues; The 22nd DCI Banks Mystery
- Author
- Robinson, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK edition
- ISBN 10
- 1444704966
- ISBN 13
- 9781444704969
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2014
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crime Fiction;
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About the Seller
Christopher Morrow, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2007
Port St. Lucie, Florida
About Christopher Morrow, Bookseller
Specializing in modern mystery, fantasy/science fiction, general fiction, Subterranean Press books, and photography books. Many of these are signed by the authors.
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