The Lion Of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz (signed & dated by the author).
by Hoban, Russell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0224008315
- ISBN 13
- 9780224008310
- Seller
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Farway, Colyton, Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Jonathan Cape: London, 1973. First edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. The author's first novel for adults, preceded by thirty-two books for young readers. SIGNED AND DATED (23.4.92) BY THE AUTHOR. Fine copy in a fine (bright, unfaded, pictorial wraparound) price-clipped dustjacket.
Synopsis
A magical fantasy by one of Britain's finest writers in any genre.In a not-so-distant future when lions are extinct Jachin-Boaz, a middle-aged mapmaker, leaves home with the wonderful map that was to tell his son where to find everything. In the ruins of a palace at Nineveh his son Boaz-Jachin finds the wall-carving of a great lion dying on the spear of an ancient king. In a series of rituals he evokes the long-dead lion and sends him out to stalk his father. Then he follows on the lion's track.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cold Tonnage Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22709
- Title
- The Lion Of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz (signed & dated by the author).
- Author
- Hoban, Russell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (& 1st printing)
- ISBN 10
- 0224008315
- ISBN 13
- 9780224008310
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape: London
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1973
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Cold Tonnage Books
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Farway, Colyton, Devon
About Cold Tonnage Books
I am the foremost British bookseller of fine, collectable, signed 1st editions of science fiction, fantasy and the supernatural. Full-time (it pays the mortgage) since 1989. All books bubble-wrapped and sent in card boxes.
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