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The Bookwoman's Last Fling
by John Dunning
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- Hardcover
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Centreville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. SIGNED by the Author on title page. First edition, First printing with complete number line. Book is in As New condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Interior is clean. Dust Jacket is in As New condition. No chips, tears, or wrinkled. Not price clipped. Autographed Copy sticker on front of dust jacket. Signed on title page not on a tipped in page as many/most are. Book appears to be unread.
Synopsis
In another enthralling bestseller by "master yarn spinner" ( Chicago Sun-Times ) John Dunning, rare book dealer and relentless private eye Cliff Janeway unravels a deadly plot marked by stolen classics and stable secrets. When wealthy horse trainer H. R. Geiger dies, Denver bookman Cliff Janeway encounters the legacy of the man's wife, Candice, a true bookwoman who left behind an assortment of rare first-edition children's books. Sent to assess the collection, Janeway soon finds that several titles are missing, replaced by cheap reprints -- while other hugely expensive pieces remain. Why would a thief take one priceless book and leave an equally valuable volume on the shelf? Suspecting foul play, Janeway follows the trail of Candice's shadowy past to California's Golden Gate and Santa Anita racetracks, where he signs on as a racehorse hot walker. Eavesdropping on the chatter among the hands, he doesn't like what he hears. And when he goes to the house where Candice died to look for answers, Janeway finds much more than he bargained for.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3507
- Title
- The Bookwoman's Last Fling
- Author
- John Dunning
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 337 pages
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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