Five Pieces Of Jade by John Ball - 1972

Michael Joseph, London, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Very Good. this is the 4th Virgil Tibbs detective novel, who was first portrayed in film by Sidney Poitier. The dust jacket is price clipped, there is a previous owner's name at the top of the first page, and a grubby mark immediately underneath it. There is a half inch tear on the right hand edge of that page. Please refer to the attached image. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 224 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; ISBN: 0718110374. ISBN/EAN: 9780718110376. Inventory No: 0256495. . 9780718110376

London: Michael Joseph, 1972. A murder must be solved by Virgil Tibbs, the cool, skilled, black homicide detective of the Pasadena police force, who swiftly finds himself in the middle of a murderous situation involving the deadliest kinds of hard drugs.... and agents from Red China.... all against the setting of the world of jade. 'Five Pieces of Jade' is 'Virgil Tibbs' most gripping adventure since 'In The Heat of The Night'. Boards show discoloration to extreme top and bottom edge which would be normal for this binding. Gilt title print to spine. A bright book in a still-bright price-intact dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.