New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1981. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/Good. Basis for the thrilling 1983 movie of the same name starring William Hurt & Lee Marvin. A true FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1981, with statement, appropriate number line & other points that must be present for this to be a true first! Hardcover with a quarter-cloth-wrapped spine & off-white paper-over-boards with author's initials in red is in only Good condition: generally clean with random soil & darkening to white areas. Binding straight & secure, nice white pages. Old gift inscription on ffep (first blank page) crossed out, old ownership stamp here as well (private library) else unmarked. The price-clipped DJ is Good+, with several small chips & yellowing; no tears; corners rubbed to underlying boards, random rubbing along all edges.! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

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Gorky Park is the first book by author Martin Cruz Smith and it introduces his homicide detective Arkady Renko. A triple murder in Moscow’s famous Gorky Park leads detective Renko into a battle with the powerful agencies of the KGB, FBI and New York police to undercover the culprit. Smith had been publishing novels for a decade leading up to the publication of Gorky Park , which became instantly successful, and led eight subsequent books in the Renko series.

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Bookseller: Gargoyle Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 013721
Title: Gorky Park: A Novel
Author: Smith, Martin Cruz
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition First Printing
ISBN 10: 0394517482
ISBN 13: 9780394517483
Publisher: Random House Inc
Place of Publication: New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1981
Keywords: ESPIONAGE SPIES MOSCOW KGB RUSSIA USSR MURDERKREMLIN INTERNATIONAL INTRIGUE HOMICIDE SOVIET AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE
Bookseller catalogs: Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror; Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories;

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