MacMillan, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 218 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is fully intact, no tears or chips, but carries signs of wear to top and bottom edges, corners etc. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Edges browned slightly. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Humour. ISBN: 0333440021. ISBN/EAN: 9780333440025. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 34034. . 9780333440025

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Expecting Someone Taller is the first humorous fantasy novel by popular British author Tom Holt. It was first published in hardcover in 1987, by Macmillan Publishers in the UK, and by St. Martin's Press in the US. A UK paperback edition was released in 1988 by Futura Orbit in 1988, and a US paperback edition was released in 1990 by Ace Books. The book was released in the 5th omnibus of Holt's books entitled Tall Stories.

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Bookseller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 34034
Title: Expecting Someone Taller
Author: Tom Holt
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0333440021
ISBN 13: 9780333440025
Publisher: MacMillan
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1987
Keywords: BZDB1 Fiction; Humour. Unbranded ISBN: 0333440021 EAN: 9780333440025 Tom Holt Expecting Someone Taller
Bookseller catalogs: Humour;

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