AN EVIL EYE. [A NEW ADVENTURE FOR YASHIM THE INVESTIGATOR.]

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,wraop-around,matt,dark background with repeated colour pictorial artwork by Marco Ventura, illustrated dw/dj panels,front panel's illustration with an embossed, decorative silver gilt arched border with capitalised, embossed silver gilt lettered title,capitalised pale blue ink-lettered author name,a glossy green circle printed to front with white lettered blurb,and a critic's pale blue+white lettered review to lower edge,colour,thumbnail detail from front illustration to foot of spine,a coloured eye illustration in a glossy circle,and similalrly coloured lettered title+author from front,to same,rear panel with repeated art illustration without gilt arch decoration,but with critics' pale blue+ white lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing to edges and corners, - no nicks,tears or splits present - miniscule pushing to head of spine with reciprocal creasing.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain royal blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/ backstrip and imaculate plain white endpapers,book has a slight lean.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-292pp [paginated] includes 154 sections/parts etc.,acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and to the rear,8pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness and brightness. When the body of a Russian agent is found down a monastery well, Yashim knows exactly who to blame.Fevzi Ahmet Pasha, commander of the Ottoman fleet. Years ago,when Yashim first entered the sultan's service,Fevzi Ahmet was his mentor. Ruthless,cruel,and - in Yashim's eyes - ultimately ineffective,he is the only man who makes him afraid. And now Yashim must confront the secret that Fevzi Pasha has been keeping all these years,a secret whose roots lie deep in the tortured atmosphere of the sultan's harem,where normal rules are suspended,and women can simply disappear. Once again,Yashim and his friends encounter treachery and politics,played out against the backdrop of 1840s Istanbul. Goodwin's first Yashim mystery,'The Janissary Tree',became an international bestseller when it was published in 2006;it and its sequel, 'The Snake Stone',have been translated into 37 languages. The 3rd Yashim adventure,'The Bellini Card',was published in 2008. Please contact seller for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.. ** N.B. Buyers in EU countries may be required to pay Import VAT and a handling fee to the courier/mail service on items costing more than 150 Euros (including shipping costs).For items less than 150 Euros to EU buyers,charges may be minimised by opting to pay myself direct,via my account at Paypal. Please contact seller prior to ordering for more information. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.