The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza
by Block, Lawrence
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394510658
- ISBN 13
- 9780394510651
- Seller
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Sewell, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. The image provided is the actual book I'm offering for sale. No markings or damage to any pages. No sunning. No clips. Mylar cover protecting the dust jacket. Structure of the book (covers, binding, spine, hinges) is tight and free of damage. Page block is nice and square. Cut pages. Additional photos will be provided upon request in order to ensure the quality and integrity of your book purchase.
Synopsis
Bookselling burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr doesn't generally get philosophical about his criminal career. He's good at it, it's addictively exciting -- and it pays a whole lot better than pushing old tomes. He steals therefore he is, period. He might well ponder, however, the deeper meaning of events at the luxurious Chelsea brownstone of Herb and Wanda Colcannon, which is apparently burgled three times on the night Bernie breaks in: once before his visit and once after. Fortunately he still manages to lift some fair jewelry and an extremely valuable coin. Unfortunately burglar or burglars number three leave Herb unconscious and Wanda dead . . . and the cops think Rhodenbarr dunnit. There's no time to get all existential about it -- especially after the coin vanishes and the fence fencing it meets with a most severe end. But Bernie is going to have to do some deep thinking to find a way out of this homicidal conundrum.
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- Bookseller
- The Dusty Bookcase (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0001026
- Title
- The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza
- Author
- Block, Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover. Glued binding. 213 p. Audience: General/trade.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394510658
- ISBN 13
- 9780394510651
- Publisher
- Random House (NY)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- Crafts & Hobbies; Crime; Fiction; General; Mystery & Detective; New York; New York (State); Rhodenbarr, Bernie (Fictitious character); Thieves
- Bookseller catalogs
- Lawrence Block;
- Size
- Octavo
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