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HUNDRED-DOLLAR BABY
by Parker Robert B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putman's Sons, 2006. First edition. 8vo, publisher's original red cloth backed red boards lettered in gilt on the spine, and in the pictorial dustjacket. 291 pp. A very fine copy. FIRST EDITION. A SPENSER NOVEL. "A client from a decades-old case reaches out to Boston PI Spenser - but can he rescue troubled April Kyle once more?
Synopsis
Hundred-Dollar Baby is the thirty-fourth Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker. The novel was also alternatively titled, Dream Girl ISBN 1-84243-186-2. The story follows Boston-based PI Spenser as he tries to help an old runaway prostitute he helped several years earlier, April Kyle.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Buddenbrooks, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30965
- Title
- HUNDRED-DOLLAR BABY
- Author
- Parker Robert B
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putman's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Buddenbrooks, Inc.
Biblio member since 2009
Newburyport, Massachusetts
About Buddenbrooks, Inc.
Buddenbrooks has one of the finest collections of landmark, rare books and manuscripts in the world. Our intention is to provide great books or manuscripts in excellent condition. We enjoy sharing our passion and expertise with anyone interested in fine and rare books. And we also look forward to the opportunity to meet you. We maintain premises in the heart of historic Newburyport which are reminiscent of a European style librarie. We encourage you to visit our shop where books are beautifully presented in fine library cabinets in a sophisticated environment. We are also available by appointment only to meet with clients in Boston, where we also have maintained a presence for over 40 years. If you see an item which interests you or if you would like to learn more about our offerings, please contact us via telephone, fax or e-mail.
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