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Drink With the Devil
by Jack Higgins; [Henry Patterson]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£265.00£238.50
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1996. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9.5" by 6". None. A signed first edition of Jack Higgins' exciting and thrilling novel set in Northern Ireland during peacetime, signed with a certificate of authenticity. The first edition, second impression of this work. Signed by the author to the title page, with a certificate of authenticity loosely inserted. The certificate is numbered 4316. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. 'Drink With the Devil' is set in both 1985 and 1995 in Northern Ireland, set before and after peace in the country. In 1995 a dangerous Irish prisoner in the USA escapes prison with the help of the mafia, and the IRA enforced turned British agent, Sean Dillon, is given the task of finding him. Written by Henry Patterson under the pseudonym Jack Higgins. Patterson also wrote under the pseudonym James Graham. He is best known for his novel 'The Eagle Has Landed'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, fine. Dustwrapper with some very light edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Small mark to page 312, with faint offsetting of the mark to pages 309-311. Near Fine
Synopsis
Jack Higgins lives on Jersey in the Channel Islands.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 672P14
- Title
- Drink With the Devil
- Author
- Jack Higgins; [Henry Patterson]
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- drink with the devil jack higgins henry patterson northern ireland jack higgins martin keogh
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Rooke Books
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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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