New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1990. Very Good +/Very Good +. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1990. First U.S. Edition. Bookplate signed by author loosely laid in at front. Octavo. 191 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Orange and yellow boards stamped in red.

Unclipped dust jacket shows light edgewear with some general rubbing. Boards nudged at spine ends with some light shelfwear. Binding is sound. Remainder mark to bottom edge. Some very faint staining to fore edge but pages unmarked.

First book in the Jonathan Argyll art history mystery series.

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Iain Pears was born in 1955. Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he has worked as a journalist, an art historian, and a television consultant in England, France, Italy, and the United States. He is the author of seven highly praised detective novels, a book of art history, and countless articles on artistic, financial, and historical subjects, as well as the international bestseller An Instance of the Fingerpost He lives in Oxford, England.

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Bookseller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8167
Title: The Raphael Affair [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
Author: Iain Pears
Book Condition: Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition: Very Good +
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0151789126
ISBN 13: 9780151789122
Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1990

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