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Bad City Blues
by Tim Willocks
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£280.00£252.00
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About This Item
London; Sydney: Macdonald, 1991. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 5.5". None. An excellent signed first edition of Tim Willocks thrilling debut novel. This signed, first edition of physician turned novelist Tim Willocks' debut novel 'Bad City Blues' tells the story of Cicero Grimes, a psychiatrist specialising in drug detoxification, as he becomes embroiled in an unsolved bank robbery. 'Bad City Blues' was later adapted into a film starring Dennis Hopper. First edition, signed by the author to the title page, In unclipped dustwrapper. A tightly-wound thriller, Willocks' 'Bad City Blues' delves deep into the psyche of characters as bad as the town they suffer in. In the publisher's original binding, with unclipped dustwrapper showing £12.95 price. Externally, in excellent condition, with only very minor shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. The dustwrapper is very smart, with only very minor shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 672H12
- Title
- Bad City Blues
- Author
- Tim Willocks
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macdonald
- Place of Publication
- London; Sydney
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Tim Willocks Cicero Grimes Bad City Blues First Edition Cicero Grimes Thriller Dennis Hopper
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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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