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The Last Sherlock Holmes Story
by Dibdin, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0224015788
- ISBN 13
- 9780224015783
- Seller
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Pueblo, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0224015788 . A very good copy in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket. Slight rubbing to the head of the spine, and very little fading to the blue stained top edge. With the faithful Dr. Watson in attendance, Sherlock Holmes answers the call of Scotland Yard and seeks to uncover the identity of a brutal murderer of young women in London's East End, a killer known as Jack the Ripper. The author's first novel. ; 192 pages .
Synopsis
Michael Dibdin was born in England and raised in Northern Ireland. He attended Sussex University and the University of Alberta in Canada. He spent five years in Perugia, Italy, where he taught English at the local university. He went on to live in Oxford, England and Seattle, Washington. He was the author of eighteen novels, eleven of them in the popular Aurelio Zen series, including Ratking , which won the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger, and Cabal , which was awarded the French Grand Prix du Roman Policier. His work has been translated into eighteen languages. He died in 2007.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bungalow Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3969
- Title
- The Last Sherlock Holmes Story
- Author
- Dibdin, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0224015788
- ISBN 13
- 9780224015783
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- 0224015788
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sherlockiana;
Terms of Sale
Bungalow Books, ABAA
Any item may be returned in original condition for any reason within a reasonable period and payment will be refunded.
About the Seller
Bungalow Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
Pueblo, Colorado
About Bungalow Books, ABAA
We are a family owned bookstore, with an emphasis on crime fiction, and signed books. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of American (ABAA), and the Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA), and we exhibit regularly at book fairs.
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