The Singapore Wink
by Ross Thomas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$317.30NZ$285.57
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: William Morrow, 1969 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. 9" by 6". None. The first edition of this thrilling novel by American crime fiction novel Ross Thomas. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Thomas's novel follows Edward Cauthorne, an ex-Hollywood stunt man and used car salesman whose career had been cut short by the Mafia in a mishap that killed his partner. Cauthorne is given the opportunity to receive $25,000 if he can find his partner alive, in a twisted tale of murder and blackmail. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to spine tail, otherwise externally excellent. Discolouration to pastedowns, with paper residue to front pastedown. Dust wrapper lightly age toned, with light edgewear to back strip head. Internally, firmly bound. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 871F57
- Title
- The Singapore Wink
- Author
- Ross Thomas
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- The Singapore Wink crime fiction Oliver Bleeck The Fools in Town Are on Our Side crime fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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...
- Fine
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.