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Proof [Signed]

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Proof [Signed]

by FRANCIS, Dick

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About This Item

London: Michael Joseph, 1984. First Edition. First impression. Inscribed and dated on half-title page; Octavo (23cm).; black paper covered boards; stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 269pp.; Fine condition with faint toning to page edges. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced £8.95 net) spine ends slightly pushed, else Fine. Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize winner (1984).

Synopsis

Wine merchant Tony Beach has expertly catered his latest society soiree, but the fun's over when a team of hit men crash the party…literally. The event leaves Tony with a bitter aftertaste of suspicion—and sets off a mystery that's an intoxicating blend of deception, intrigue, and murder.

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Bookseller
Lorne Bair Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
51936
Title
Proof [Signed]
Author
FRANCIS, Dick
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1984
Bookseller catalogs
Modern Fiction; Mystery, Crime, and Detective Fiction;

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About Lorne Bair Rare Books

Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.

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Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
First Edition
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