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The House of Silk The New Sherlock Holmes Novel [Paperback] by Horowitz, Anthony ( Author )
by Horowitz, Anthony
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- ISBN 10
- 1409135985
- ISBN 13
- 9781409135982
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SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 2nd.* Date of Publication: 2012* Publisher: Orion Books Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Illustrated. Photo-illustrated soft card covers with french flaps. No bumps or rubs. Minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. No creases to spine or hinge with verry slight dish. Seems un-used. FINISH* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no visible faults. No tanning. FINE* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 390 pp. text. xvi pp. Author?s notes & advertisement at rear.* Product Description:- It is November 1890 and London is gripped by a merciless winter. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are enjoying tea by the fire when an agitated gentleman arrives unannounced at 221b Baker Street. He begs Holmes for help, telling the unnerving story of a scar-faced man with piercing eyes who has stalked him in recent weeks. Intrigued, Holmes and Watson find themselves swiftly drawn into a series of puzzling and sinister events, stretching from the gas-lit streets of London to the teeming criminal underworld of Boston and the mysterious 'House of Silk' . . .* This is a FINE copy of the 1st. edition, 2nd. impression. with absolutely minimal shelf wear.*
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- Title
- The House of Silk The New Sherlock Holmes Novel [Paperback] by Horowitz, Anthony ( Author )
- Author
- Horowitz, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - F/F/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 2nd.Imp.
- ISBN 10
- 1409135985
- ISBN 13
- 9781409135982
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- London Uk 389
- Date Published
- 2012-08-30
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