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The Marketmaker
by Michael Ridpath
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1998. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9.5" by 6". None. A signed first edition of this thriller from the critically acclaimed Michael Ridpath. Signed by Ridpath to the title page. Michael Ridpath is the British author of various thrillers based around the world of high finance. In a blue cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart, with just some light shelfwear. Dustwrapper is smart also, with just some slight creasing to the upper edge and bookseller's label to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Front hinge slightly strained. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
Synopsis
Previously Head of Trading at Saudi International Bank, where he managed the largest junk bond portfolio in Europe, Michael Ridpath burst upon the book world with his first financial thriller Free to Trade . He is now a full-time writer and lives in North London with his wife and three children.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD1-H-11
- Title
- The Marketmaker
- Author
- Michael Ridpath
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Thriller Finance Wall Street Finance
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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