The Spy's Wife
by Reginald Hill
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Collins, 1980. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8" by 5" . None . Crisp first edition copy of this thrilling novel by Reginald Hill. Spy novel by Reginald Hill, concerning the disappearance of journalist Sam, and his wife Molly's discovery of his past of being a spy and a traitor. The first edition of this work. Reginald Hill was an English crime writer, winner of the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement in 1995.Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 840A97
- Title
- The Spy's Wife
- Author
- Reginald Hill
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- reginald hill first editions dust wrapper first editions
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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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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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Crisp
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...