1987. First Edition. Signed/Limited Edition. Large Print. Hardcover and dust jacket, fine condition. D.j., fine, no tears, nicks or worn corners. Slight rubbing on front and back. Hardcover, fine, as new. Blue cloth spine with gilt lettering. Grey boards, tight binding, sharp, clean pages. No creases or folded pages. No markings. Signed by Author on front end paper. 256 pp.

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Pale Kings and Princes is a Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker. The title is taken from John Keats's poem La Belle Dame sans Merci: A Ballad. Following the murder of a reporter, Spenser is hired by a newspaper to investigate drug smuggling around the area of Wheaton, Massachusetts. There he encounters many troubles, including the death of a policeman and his son. Spenser, with the help of his friend Hawk, eventually secures the downfall of the local cartel.

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Bookseller: Adventures in Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 92
Title: Pale Kings and Princes
Author: Robert B. Parker
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0385295383
ISBN 13: 9780385295383
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1987
Keywords: Spenser
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;
Size: 9.5 H X 6.25 inches

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