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In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency) signed
by Smith, Alexander McCall
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1904598064
- ISBN 13
- 9781904598060
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Polygon, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean and white. Feels lightly read. Previous bookseller pencil price to FEP. Fine condition. Jacket likewise fine, no issues. Flat signed by author to title page. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A fine signed example of this collectible first edition first printing title
Synopsis
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies is the sixth in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith, set in Gaborone, Botswana, and featuring the Motswana protagonist Precious Ramotswe.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002780
- Title
- In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency) signed
- Author
- Smith, Alexander McCall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1904598064
- ISBN 13
- 9781904598060
- Publisher
- Polygon
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 240
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- botswana General
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Fiction;
- X weight
- 697 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Text Block
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- Gilt
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
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