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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
by Douglas Adams
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671625829
- ISBN 13
- 9780671625825
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Simon & Schuster, 1987. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. pp.247 clean tight copy with number line 1 through 10 text is clean and tight but for little black figure on lower edge near spine, top/bottom spine boards shows shelf wear, front cover lower right edge shows 1" tear. rubbing up from bottom, some sunning to back white covers, else minuscule edgewear to d/j edges Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Synopsis
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a humorous fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams, first published in 1987. It is described on its cover as a "thumping good detective-ghost-horror-who dunnit-time travel-romantic-musical-comedy-epic". The book was followed by a sequel, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, although the only recurring major characters are the eponymous Gently, his secretary Janice Pearce and Sergeant Gilks. Before his death, Adams also began work on another novel, The Salmon of Doubt with the intention of it being the third book in the series. A BBC Radio adaptation starring Harry Enfield was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on October 2007. A second series based on the sequel was broadcast on October 2008.
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- Booked Experiences
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022410
- Title
- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
- Author
- Douglas Adams
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0671625829
- ISBN 13
- 9780671625825
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Bookseller catalogs
- SCIENCE FICTION;
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- Rubbing
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