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Wrath of the Lion
by Higgins, Jack
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0002214385
- ISBN 13
- 9780002214384
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Reprint. Hardcover. 0002214385 . Red boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's decorated dustjacket. Some minor 'shelfwear' - the jacket is complete with no loss, but there is a little ? 'rubbing' to the edges resulting in a little colour fading to the d/j edges. It looks pretty good, however. The dustjacket is Not price-clipped. There are lines of old sellotape on the front and rear pastedowns where the jacket had once been covered and stuck down (NOT Ex-Library) . The page fore-edges are slightly foxed (mainly the top edge) and there is a little to the endpapers . NO Inscriptions or Marks. 192 pp. Overall a Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy. " A rogue U--boat is patrolling the Atlantic coast, its fanatical crew ready to slaughter for a self--proclaimed dream of France. In the long dark years of the Cold War, not every battle merited centre stage. Many threats to Europe were imagined, but this one is very real. L'Alouette has to be stopped, eliminated before all out war prevails once again. Only one man can stop the threat, and the prospect of peace in Europe rests in his hands. They call him 'the Butcher of Perak! ' ." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
Classic adventure from the million copy bestseller Jack HigginsA rogue U–boat is patrolling the Atlantic coast, its fanatical crew ready to slaughter for a self–proclaimed dream of France. In the long dark years of the Cold War, not every battle merited centre stage. Many threats to Europe were imagined, but this one is very real. L'Alouette has to be stopped, eliminated before all out war prevails once again. Only one man can stop the threat, and the prospect of peace in Europe rests in his hands. They call him 'the Butcher of Perak...'
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 110024
- Title
- Wrath of the Lion
- Author
- Higgins, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0002214385
- ISBN 13
- 9780002214384
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- 0002214385, U-boat; Cold War; Fiction; Spy Thrillers;, The Butcher Of Perak!; Neil Mallory; L'alouette;, Anne Grant; Atlantic Coast;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Europe;
Terms of Sale
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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