The Chinese Detective; from the TV Serial
by Hardwick, Michael
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0563179392
- ISBN 13
- 9780563179399
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
British Broadcasting Corporation, London, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 385 g.; IV, 5-192 pages, last three pages blank, intentionally. Red coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Bumping to the lower backstrip edge and rubbing to the book corners. Browning and faint foxing to the text block edges and light age toning of the internal text. Colour photographic dustwrapper with yellow, black and red titles to the front panel and black and white titles to the backstrip. A little rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and to the dustwrapper panels. This book is based on the BBC television series of the same name. A young British Chinese policeman, detective Sergeant John Ho, is using unorthodox methods to bring down corrupt policeman who disgraced his father and cause the death of his mother. But the question is who will bring down whom first? Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; TV Tie-in; Fiction -- Crime; ISBN: 0563179392. ISBN/EAN: 9780563179399. Inventory No: 0108640. . 9780563179399
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0108640
- Title
- The Chinese Detective; from the TV Serial
- Author
- Hardwick, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0563179392
- ISBN 13
- 9780563179399
- Publisher
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Crime Fiction -- Police Corruption -- British -- Chinese, BBC Television -- Tie-In Fiction; TV Tie-in; Fiction -- Crime; Unbranded ISBN: 0563179392 EAN: 9780563179399 Hardwick, Michael The Chinese Detective; from the TV Serial
- Bookseller catalogs
- TV Tie-in;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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