A MAN WITHOUT BREATH; A Bernie Gunther Novel
by Kerr, Philip
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399160795
- ISBN 13
- 9780399160790
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: A Marion Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Books, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on a tipped-in front endpaper, tall & thick 8vo, black quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over Navy blue boards with "PK" on front cover, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a woman's face & Berlin bridge at night in B&W, 465 pages. Philip Ballantyne Kerr (1956 - 2018) was a British author best known for his Bernie Gunther series of historical detective thrillers.<br/> <br/> This Bernie Gunther novel is set during 1943 after the Nazi's failed to capture Stalingrad, when the massacre in the Katyn forest took place. Gunther seeks a killer who has left a blood trail in the midst of Prussian officers.<br/> <br/> Apart from minute edgewear to the unclipped jacket, the book is Like New. No previous owner or remainder marks.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8311
- Title
- A MAN WITHOUT BREATH; A Bernie Gunther Novel
- Author
- Kerr, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0399160795
- ISBN 13
- 9780399160790
- Publisher
- A Marion Wood Book / G. P. Putnam's Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- Joe, Katyn Forest, Nazis, Germany, Russia, World war II, massacre, death, Army
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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