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New York, New York: Onyx / New American Library, 1992. First Thus. Softcover. Good+/No Jacket. Used Book: Mass Market Paperback Standard used condition. Reading copy or better.

Onyx, 1/7/1992 12:00:01 AM. paperback. Good. 1.0000 in x 6.8000 in x 4.0000 in. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

London: Penguin Books. Very Good+. 1990. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB . Light cover creases and edge wear. ; Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside, appears unread. ; 304 pages; When Sandor snatched little Joe from the path of a London tube, he made it clear that Joe's life now belonged to him. Joe had become a "gallowglass", the servant of a Chief. .

Onyx 1992 1st ed thus 323pp Fine unread condition. 322

New York: Harmony Books. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket; Edge wrinkling and rubbing to jacket.. 1990. First American Edition. Hardcover. When Sandor snatched little Joe from the path of a London Tube train, he was quick to make clear the terms of the rescue. 'I saved your life, ' he told the homeless youngster, 'so your life belongs to me now'. Sandor began to tell him a fairy-tale: an ageing prince, a kidnapped princess chained by one ankle, a missed rendezvous. But what did this mysterious story have to do with Sandor's preparations? Joe had only understood his own role: he was a gallowglass, the servant of a Chief..; 9.25 x 6 x 1.25 inches; 272 pages .

Harmony Books. New in New dust jacket. 1990. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0517577445 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Saved from suicide by a mysterious stranger called Sandor, Little Joe becomes an abject servant to his rescuer's maniacal whims and a part of Sandor's plan to kidnap one of the world's most beautiful women."; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 272 pages .

NY: Harmony Books. (1990). Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good.

First edition first printing of the fourth novel by this writer under this name. In fine / fine condition.

Penguin Books, 1990. Standard. Paperback. Good. Outline:- In the middle ages a gallowglass was the personal guard of the Celtic chief: the food taster, the right hand man, the expendable one who would die for his leader. Ruth Rendell, writing as Barbara Vine for the fourth time, here presents a tale of kidnapping, obsession, and loyalty told by two men thrust into the part of modern gallowglass. The Princess, a former fashion model with a penchant for marrying older, rich men, is the target once again of the man who had been her jailer five years.-> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is Penguin Books The date of this copy is 1990 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK

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HARMONY. NY 1990. Fine. 1990. First Edition. Softcover. First American Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF. Fine in plain tan printed wrappers. .

New York: Harmony Books, 1990. Softcover. Fine. Uncorrected proof. Tan wrappers. Fine.

New York : Harmony Books, c1990., 1990. Very Good. Brown and black cloth ; 1st printing ; "A pair of male lovers are enticed to take part in a kidnapping plot" ; Barbara Vine is the author of "The Chimney Sweeper's Boy" (Harmony, 1998), "The Brimstone Wedding" (Harmony, 1995), & "Anna's Book" (Harmony, 1993). She lives in London, England ; VG/FINE

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New York: Harmony Books, 1990. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Near fine in wrappers with some offsetting on the front wrap. Signed by the author.

London: Viking / Penguin, 1990. Signed by author (i.e. Ruth Rendell) on title page. Faint pencil erasure mark on ffep, else fine. DJ has colour transfer on inside, else fine. Protected in mylar. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harmony. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. 1st US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0517577445 . A beautiful first American edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with small remainder mark to bottom edge in alike dust-jacket with light edgewear; Gallowglass is the story of a young woman, Margaret, who is forced to flee her home in Scotland after a terror attack leaves her family dead. Margaret is taken in by an American family and must learn to adjust to a new life, including public school and a new language. Margaret is determined to find her place in the world, but she is also haunted by the memories of her family and the terror that brought her to America.The story is told in alternating chapters from Margaret's point of view and from the perspective of her adoptive brother, Charlie. Charlie is a troubled young man who is trying to come to terms with his own grief and anger. He is drawn to Margaret and helps her to find her place in the world. The story is… Read More

Contents appears as unopened, unread & unblemished with fine black boards in fine DJ displaying minimal surface/edge/wear, as shown.
A novel of obsession by the winner of the Edgar Allan Poe and Golden Dagger Awards. In ancient times, the gallowglass stood poised in the hand of a Celtic chieftain. It was the warrior's duty to sacrifice all in order to protect his chieftain. A modern novel of obsession and betrayal, based on two separate men's sense of duty to the women they have sworn to protect.***
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London: Viking, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Correct first edition (first printing), preceding the US edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author with her true name, "Ruth Rendell as [Barbara Vine] To Stephen Gould with best wishes." The recipient was Stephen Jay Gould, the noted American paleontologist and writer. Rendell was one of his favorite writers and he mentions her in several of his books.

London: Viking, 1990. 8vo, pp. 296. Original black boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy in a very good dustwrapper with just a little wear to top edge and head of spine. First edition, third printing, INSCRIBED BY RENDELL TO HER NEIGHBOUR DOUGLAS BROWN: 'To Doug with love from Ruth'. Douglas Brown [1917-2003] was the BBC's first religious affairs correspondent, and held that position until his retirement in 1977. He and his wife Pat were Ruth Rendell's neighbours in the village of Polstead, Suffolk. Much of her work is set in the county, and on becoming a life peer she took the title Baroness Rendell of Babebergh, of Aldeburgh, in the County of Suffolk. The fourth novel Rendell wrote under the Vine pseudonym.