The Lydian Baker -a Marcus Corvinus Mystery
by Wishart, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine (see description)/Near Fine (see description)
- ISBN 10
- 0340713240
- ISBN 13
- 9780340713242
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Item Price
CA$27.64CA$24.88
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About This Item
London, England: London, UK: Sceptre, 1998, 1st Edition, First Printings, 1998. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example in a Near Fine dustjacket, ---In voluntary exile in Athens, Marcus Corvinus receives a letter from his antiquarian stepfather Priscus, who has learned that the 41/2 foot solid gold statue of a female baker, one of a large number of valuable gifts to the Delphic Oracle by the 6th century BC King Croesus of Lydia, has reappeared and is being offered for sale in Athens on the black market. Corvinus agrees to be his agent and to try and buy it. But, as a result, he finds himself caught up in the world of organised crime, as well as in a deadly struggle of interests with other, less scrupulous, collectors., any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Mick Posen cover Art. 6.25w x 9.5h Inches. NOT Price Clipped.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Leonard Shoup (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 168454
- Title
- The Lydian Baker -a Marcus Corvinus Mystery
- Author
- Wishart, David
- Illustrator
- Mick Posen cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine (see description)
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine (see description)
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0340713240
- ISBN 13
- 9780340713242
- Publisher
- London, UK: Sceptre, 1998, 1st Edition, First Printings
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 6.25w x 9.5h Inches
- Keywords
- Wishart, David Lotooli
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Leonard Shoup
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Burlington, Ontario
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