Down River
by Stephen Gallagher
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: New English Press, 1989. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 5". None. A signed first edition of this detective novel, featuring the selfish police officer Johnny Mays. When petulant, selfish police officer Johnny Mays meets an unpleasant end, his former friend Nick Frazier attempts to scratch the surface of what went wrong. As Nick pushes into the case, people begin to die in a sequencewhich will lead with terrible certainty to Nick and those he cares for. Stephen Gallagher is known for his novels and for his screenwriting, as he wrote episodes for 'Doctor Who' and 'Eleventh Hour'. An excellent, signed first edition of this crime thriller. In the original publisher's cloth binding in the original dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Light selfwear to the boards. A little edge wear to the dustwrapper, with a light marking to the rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD9-G-6
- Title
- Down River
- Author
- Stephen Gallagher
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New English Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 9.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- down river stepehn gallagher crime detective stepehn gallagher
Terms of Sale
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Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- New
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- Fine
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- Dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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