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THE FIFTH HORSEMAN; A Novel
by Collins, Larry and Dominique Lapierre
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671243160
- ISBN 13
- 9780671243166
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED by BOTH AUTHORS Collins & Lapierre on the title page, small quarto (9 1/2" x 6 3/4"), black quarter cloth with silver & red lettering on spine over charcoal gray boards, archival polyester-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) depicting golden clouds by Hannaii Ent., black endpapers, 478 pages. Weight: 1 lb. 13 oz. SSUPERIOR DOUBLY-SIGNED COPY. Tight, bright, clean in NF unclipped dust jacket. Slight tanning to inside of dj front flap's upper edge. No previous owner or remainder marks.<br /> <br /> Dominique Lapierre (born 1931 in France) is a French author well known for Freedom At Midnight about the events surrounding Indian independence. His co-author Larry Collins was an American writer born 1929, Hartford, Connecticut, later married to Nadia Sultan- d. 2005 in Fréjus, France. Shortly before Collins' death, he again collaborated with Lapierre on Is New York Burning (2005).<br /> <br /> The Fifth Horseman describes a terrorist attack on New York masterminded by Libya's Colonel Gaddafi. The book created such a shocking effect that the French President cancelled the sale of nuclear reactors to Libya. In addition, Paramount Pictures dropped their plan to make a movie based on the book out of concerns that fanatics mitght emulate the book's scenario!
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6693
- Title
- THE FIFTH HORSEMAN; A Novel
- Author
- Collins, Larry and Dominique Lapierre
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0671243160
- ISBN 13
- 9780671243166
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- New York, nuclear bomb, terrorism, France, Libya, Gaddafi, Paramount, movie,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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