The Constant Gardener
by Le Carre, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2001. First edition, first printing. Published by Hodder & Stoughton in London, 2001. This is a fine copy. The bright dust wrapper has some very slight rubbing to the top and tail edges and has been price clipped. The boards are free from notable wear and the text blocks are bright and clean throughout. This copy is free from previous owners ink and is, overall, in fine condition. The novel tells the story of Justin Quayle, a British diplomat whose activist wife is murdered.
Synopsis
The Constant Gardener is a 2001 novel by John le Carré. It tells the story of Justin Quayle, a British diplomat whose activist wife is murdered. Believing that there is more behind the murder, he seeks to uncover the truth behind her death, and finds an international conspiracy of corrupt bureaucracy and pharmaceutical money.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Atkinson Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15702
- Title
- The Constant Gardener
- Author
- Le Carre, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2001
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About the Seller
John Atkinson Books
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire
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Glossary
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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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...