New York: Harper & Row. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. (1974). First Edition; First Printing. Hardback in dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing bound in brown paper covered boards with a red stamped gray cloth spine, in a dust jacket (NOT price clipped) with light edge-wear and light toning to the edges. The covers show some light rubbing to the corners and spine-ends and contents are bright and clean. 3rd in a series of this South African Police Series featuring Lt Kramer and Detective Zondi. .

Synopsis

James McClure (1939-2006) was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he worked as a photographer and then a teacher before becoming a crime reporter. He published eight wildly successful books in the Kramer and Zondi series during his lifetime. The first two books in the series, The Steam Pig and The Caterpillar Cop, are available in paperback from Soho Crime.

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Bookseller: Hoffman Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 75196
Title: THE GOOSEBERRY FOOL
Author: McClure, James
Format/Binding: Hardback in dust jacket
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: (1974)
Keywords: South African Police, South Africa, Police Series, Kramer & Zondi

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