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A Season in Hell
by Jack Higgins; [Henry Patterson]
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
CA$246.51CA$221.86
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Collins, 1989. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 9.5" by 6". None. A signed first edition of this thrilling high-tension novel by the acclaimed author Jack Higgins, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition of this work. Signed by the author to the half-title, to a tipped in bookplate. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. 'A Season in Hell' sees the American Talbot lose her husband and stepson, and her try to uncover the mysterious curcumsinatnces surrounding the death of her stepson in Paris. Written by Henry Patterson under the pseudonym Jack Higgins. Patterson also wrote under the pseudonym James Graham. He is best known for his novel 'The Eagle Has Landed'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. A little light edgewear to the dustwrapper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Signed bookplate topped in to the half-title. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 672P33
- Title
- A Season in Hell
- Author
- Jack Higgins; [Henry Patterson]
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- a season in hell jack higgins henry patterson sarah tablot jack higgins espionage thriller
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- Publisher's cloth
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Fine
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