The day of the Jackal
by Forsyth, Frederick (1938-)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0091073901
- ISBN 13
- 9780091073909
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson, 1973. 10th edition. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature; price clipped. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: [6] 358 p. 23 cm. Subjects: Gaulle, Charles de 1890-1970 Assassination attempts; Fiction. Assassins France Fiction.English fiction 20th century. Historical fiction. Fiction. Genre: Historical fiction.
Synopsis
The Day of the Jackal (1971) is a thriller novel by English writer Frederick Forsyth, about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS French terrorist group of the early 1960s, to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France. The Day of the Jackal is a novel of the spy fiction genre, praised for its convincing portrayal of France in 1963, and its carefully thought-out plot.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 310822
- Title
- The day of the Jackal
- Author
- Forsyth, Frederick (1938-)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 10th edition
- ISBN 10
- 0091073901
- ISBN 13
- 9780091073909
- Publisher
- London: Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1973
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
This Book’s Categories
- Fiction & Literature Action & Adventure
- Fiction & Literature Historical Fiction
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