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In The Company Of Cheerful Ladies (SIGNED 1st Edition)
by McCall Smith, Alexander
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New in As New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1904598064
- ISBN 13
- 9781904598060
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited. As New in As New dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1904598064 . SIGNED BY AUTHOR to title page with no dedication. In Deep burgundy coloured cloth-covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. A MINT, tight, sharp-cornered, unmarked copy in a similar dustjacket which is not price clipped, but is in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks NEW. Bought NEW and never read, just carefully stored. Clean page fore-edges. FIRST EDITION, FIRST Impression with the correct Printer's Key - 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Internally Immaculate. Plain white endpapers. (6) + 233 pp. Flat SIGNED BY the AUTHOR to the Title page, and NO other Inscriptions or Marks. "The 6th Book in this marvellous series featuring Precious Ramotswe, a cheerful woman of traditional build, is the founder of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Gabarone, Botswana. Mma Ramotswe cannot ignore the plea which is made to her by a woman who comes to her with a tale of particular misfortune... ". GIFT QUALITY. See Images. ; The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 119811
- Title
- In The Company Of Cheerful Ladies (SIGNED 1st Edition)
- Author
- McCall Smith, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New in As New dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1904598064
- ISBN 13
- 9781904598060
- Publisher
- Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- 1904598064, In The Company Of Cheerful Ladies (SIGNED 1st Edition), By Alexander Mccall Smith, The 6th Book In This Marvellous Series Featuring Precious Ramotswe, A , Cheerful Woman Of Traditional Build, Is The Founder Of The No. 1 Ladies' , Detective
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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