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The Tryst
by Dibdin. Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- G+/VG
- ISBN 10
- 0571154506
- ISBN 13
- 9780571154500
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1989 G+/VG. 8vo. red rexine gilt (ex-library with labels, RSMs, tape marks etc. to outer leaves only, a little rubbed & thumbed, paperstock toned, spine a little canted) in dustwrapper priced £10.99 net (a little rubbed & nicked, faint label ghost to spine); pp. [viii (last blank)], 168. A good reading copy of the true first edition in a presentable jacket. Flatsigned by the author, 'Michael Dibdin' to title page taken from a paperback edition, loosely enclosed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. G+/VG.
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
- Seller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 029887
- Title
- The Tryst
- Author
- Dibdin. Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G+
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571154506
- ISBN 13
- 9780571154500
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Miichael Dibdin Tryst Crime Pyschological Thriller
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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