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The scholar of extortion
by Gadney, Reg (1941- )
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Faber, 2003. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. FLATSIGNED.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 384 pages; Physical description: 384 p. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Psychopaths - Terrorists - China - Fiction. Summary: An exhilarating, white-knuckle thriller about modern piracy in the Far East, The Scholar of Extortion sees Reg Gadney at the height of his powers. And in Klaas-Pieter Terajima he has created Rosslyn's most fearsome foe to date, and perhaps one of the most convincing and terrifying psychopaths in contemporary fiction.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 193612
- Title
- The scholar of extortion
- Author
- Gadney, Reg (1941- )
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Faber
- Date Published
- 2003
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- Tight
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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