The Streetbird

by Van De Wetering, Janwillem

Janwillem van de Wetering (1931–2008) was born and raised in Rotterdam, but lived most recently in Surry, Maine. He served as a member of the Amsterdam Special Constabulary and was once a Zen Buddhist monk. He is renowned for his detective fiction, including Outsider in Amsterdam, The Corpse on the Dike, The Japanese Corpse, and eleven other books in the Grijpstra and de Gier series.

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STREETBIRD: A Detectives Grijpstra and de Gier Mystery

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1983
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N.Y.: G.P. Putnam"s Sons, 1983. First edition with complete number line beginning with 1. The slightes wear at edges else Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Detectives Grijpstra and de Gier. Uncle Wisi is a person of interest, because he seems to have shared some of his power with the… Read more about this item
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1983
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1983. A Grijpstra and de Gier mystery. Very gently bumped, the mylar covered jacket shows just a touch of wear at the cornes and spine ends and a short crease to the upper corner of the rear flap. Signed by Van de Wetering on the title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.… Read more about this item
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STREETBIRD.

STREETBIRD.

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New York:: Putnam,, (1983.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (bottom edge of boards bumped, remainder mark, short closed tear to dj.). First printing. Mystery novel featuring Detectives Grijpstra and de Gier of the Amsterdam police. SIGNED on the title page. 285 pp.
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1983
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1983. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. the ninth novel in van de Wetering's highly-praised mystery series featuring Dutch police detectives Grijpstra and de Gier, this time investigating the murder of an Amsterdam pimp, unmourned by his whores, feared by his rivals and despised by the authorities; upper corner… Read more about this item
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1982
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London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1982. 2nd Impression . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 5.75 x 8.75 inches (15 x 22 cm). Dust jacket: Shelf wear, short tear to top edge of from cover, chip to foot of spine with old tape repair to reverse, unclipped. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Quarter black cloth with blue paper covered… Read more about this item
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1983
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Putnam, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First edition. Hardcover. 286 pp. Fine, tiny previous ownership name top edge of front free endpaper, in fine dust jacket. A Grijpstra and DeGier mystery.
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E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Marcellino, Fred. Sturdy book, dark blue cloth spine, blue boards, tiny black spot at bottom front edge, very light browning to top edges, blue inside covers and adjacent end papers, 286 pages. DJ glossy and colorfully designed with a color-illustration of hovering vulture casting a shadow… Read more about this item
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1983
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1983. Grijpstra and DeGier investigate the murder of a pimp. Gently rubbed with faint tanning to the pages and edges of the boards, remainder mark on the lower edge of the text block. Jacket lightly rubbed with just a touch of wear at the edges, flaps tanned, in mylar. Signed by Van de Wetering on… Read more about this item
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 286 pp. One corner is very lightly bumped; page edges are very lightly shelf-soiled. Jacket is scuffed at the corners and at the head of the spine. A Grijpstra and DeGier novel.
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The Streetbird

by Janwillem van de Wetering

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THE STREETBIRD

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1983
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1983. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. About Very Good/Very Good. Grijpstra and de Gier, the Amsterdam police detectives who are the lead characters in van de Wetering's widely-praised mystery series, hunt a murderer in the city's red light district; remainder mark on bottom edge of text, minor damage from removal of… Read more about this item
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Streetbird - Janwillem Van De Wetering
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Streetbird - Janwillem Van De Wetering Grijpstra & De Gier Mystery Sergeant de Gier sees a vulture at the scene of a murder in Amsterdam's red light district. The victim was a despicable pimp but is now only a police matter to be disposed of with typical Dutch tidiness. However, once Grijpstra, de Gier and the canny commissariat get involved, their… Read more about this item
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