The Manchurian Candidate
by Condon, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good condition
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
New York / Toronto / London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Octavo. 311 (1)pp. Original light blue half-cloth over decorative paper-covered boards with white lettering on cover, in illustrated dustjacket, white lettering on spine. "A human time-bomb is turned loose on an unsuspecting nation in this brilliant and startling novel, at once a spy story, a love story, a fascinating tale of adventure, and a savage satire." (Publisher). Binding with light wear along edges and lightly sunned along boards. Dustjacket with light wear along edges, small chips, particularly at head of spine, and very light creasing. Both, dustjacket and rear board with printed number 12401.
Synopsis
The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon, is a political thriller novel about the son of a prominent US political family who has been brainwashed into being an unwitting assassin for the Communist Party. The novel has twice been cinematically adapted, in 1962 and 2004.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49452
- Title
- The Manchurian Candidate
- Author
- Condon, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Company
- Place of Publication
- New York / Toronto / London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- human time bomb, spy story, love story, adventure story, satire
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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- Octavo
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- Edges
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