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Turkish Gambit (Erast Fandorin)
by Akunin, Boris
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good DJ
- Seller
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Helena, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First British printing, translated by Andrew Bromfield, near fine hardcover shows some light trace wear including bump and rub at bottom edge of rear cover, in very good + dust jacket (price at flap) that shows a short closed tear at bottom edge of rear panel. 230 pages. Still a pleasing copy of this new Erast Fandorin mystery.
Synopsis
BORIS AKUNIN is the pen name of Grigory Chkhartishvili, who was born in the republic of Georgia in 1956. A philologist, critic, essayist, and translator of Japanese, he published his first detective stories in 1998 and quickly became one of the most widely read authors in Russia. He has written eleven Erast Fandorin novels to date, which have sold more than eight million copies in Russia and been translated into nearly two dozen languages. He lives in Moscow. ANDREW BROMFIELD was born in Hull in Yorkshire, England, and is the acclaimed translator of the stories and novels of Victor Pelevin. He also translated into English Boris Akunin’s first two Erast Fandorin mysteries, The Winter Queen and Murder on the Leviathan . From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23081
- Title
- Turkish Gambit (Erast Fandorin)
- Author
- Akunin, Boris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Date Published
- 2004
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About the Seller
Barker Books & Vintage
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Helena, Montana
About Barker Books & Vintage
Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.
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