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Cabal
by Michael Dibdin
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1992. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 6". None. A crisp, first edition copy of this crime fiction novel from Michael Dibdin's famous Aurelio Zen series. The third book of this popular series. The Aurellio Zen series are Dibdin's best known works. They provide an insight into less visible aspects of Italian society at the turn of the twenty-first century. Aurelio Zen is an anti-hero, which adds to the irony and dark humour found in these books. There are eleven books in the series total. This is the third novel of this critically acclaimed series. Uncommon in such a fine condition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is excellent with just some light shelfwear to the head and tail of spine. Light tidemark to the fore edge, affecting only the margin of a few pages. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and are generally clean. Near Fine
Synopsis
Michael Dibdin was born in England and raised in Northern Ireland. He attended Sussex University and the University of Alberta in Canada. He spent five years in Perugia, Italy, where he taught English at the local university. He went on to live in Oxford, England and Seattle, Washington. He was the author of eighteen novels, eleven of them in the popular Aurelio Zen series, including Ratking , which won the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger, and Cabal , which was awarded the French Grand Prix du Roman Policier. His work has been translated into eighteen languages. He died in 2007.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 697L34
- Title
- Cabal
- Author
- Michael Dibdin
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Dibdin Novel Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Novel Aurelio Zen
Terms of Sale
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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