CONCLAVE.
by HARRIS**, ROBERT:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- FINE./FINE.
- ISBN 10
- 0091959160
- ISBN 13
- 9780091959166
- Seller
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PLYMOUTH., Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, montaged colour photographic illustrated front panel +spine of dw/dj,with capitalised.glossy embossed white-lettered author name,capitalised,glossy embossed gilt-lettered title and other glossy white-lettered author credits for other titles aat top edge and critic's similarly coloured+lettered review to lower edge of front panel; spine/backstrip with similarly glossy coloured+lettered but flat printed author+title and publisher's glossy black illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with montaged,colour photographic illustrated panel with two capitalised, gilt-lettered strap lines.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present - head of spine minisculely bumped with reciprocal crease,boards free of scoring/indent.All edges coloured black - the scarcer variant issue; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a gold headband,a sewn-in,black silk bookmark ribbon and immaculate repeated illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB +dw/dj,1st edn,1-289pp [paginated] includes 19 chapters and Acknowledgements as last page; plus [unpaginated] publisher's printed EX-Libris illustrated bookplate page, title page,a dedication,Author's Note, 2 epigrams (Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI), double-page b/w map of the Papal Conclave,and to the rear 2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of any other detracting faults. Want more Robert HARRIS titles? For similar or other UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edns or unsigned titles, please search my MODERN FIRST2 and SIGNED catalogues. The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel,one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world's most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. And they have rivals. Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **
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- Bookseller
- R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- rja1082923
- Title
- CONCLAVE.
- Author
- HARRIS**, ROBERT:
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE.
- Jacket Condition
- FINE.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0091959160
- ISBN 13
- 9780091959166
- Publisher
- LONDON.HUTCHINSON,2016.
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 2016
- Keywords
- q52.MODERN FIRSTS2.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.ISBN 9780091959166.Cicero trilogy_Imperium_Lustrum_Dictator.Robert Harris_Fatherland_Enigma_Archangel_Pompeii_The Fear Index_An Officer and A Spy_The Ghost_novel_film_Roman Polanski..Historical fiction.Books new,
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