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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency; Tears of the Giraffe; Morality for Beautiful Girls; Milk Bird (folktale retold); 3-Book Box:
by Smith, Alexander McCall
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very good in very good dust jacket. Light wear, slight soiling to slipcase. Top spine chipped, "Morailty" volume. Mino
- ISBN 10
- 0679789758
- ISBN 13
- 9780679789758
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Anchor Books., 2003. Boxed series.. Trade paperback. Very good in very good dust jacket. Light wear, slight soiling to slipcase. Top spine chipped, "Morailty" volume. Minor edge, corner wear to box.. Tullet, Barrie (Cover designs by).. 3 3 volume set. Trade paperback. Glued binding. 3 vols. plus short folktale in colorful slipcase. Audience: General/trade. Precious Ramotswe is determined to set up her "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" in Gaborone, Botswana. She did, and cases came to her as varied as the African population she served. Her success continues in this series called "smart and sassy" by the Los Angeles Times.
Synopsis
This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to "help people with problems in their lives." Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. But the case that tugs at her heart, and lands her in danger, is a missing eleven-year-old boy, who may have been snatched by witchdoctors.The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency received two Booker Judges' Special Recommendations and was voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by the Times Literary Supplement.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Reviews
On Aug 5 2018, a reader said:
The ambiance and character of the land and people in this charming book are absolutely captivating. It makes you eagerly anticipate the next book in the sequence. Alexander McCall Smith's genuine love of Africa lures one to read more and more and his characters are both believable representative of real life.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.Mys2010010925
- Title
- No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency; Tears of the Giraffe; Morality for Beautiful Girls; Milk Bird (folktale retold); 3-Book Box:
- Author
- Smith, Alexander McCall
- Illustrator
- Tullet, Barrie (Cover designs by).
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Light wear, slight soiling to slipcase. Top spine chipped, "Morailty" volume. Mino
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Boxed series.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0679789758
- ISBN 13
- 9780679789758
- Publisher
- Anchor Books.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Tullet, Barrie, artist|Botswana, Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mysteries;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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