Before the Cock Crow
by Raven, Simon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 058431177X
- ISBN 13
- 9780584311778
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Frederick Muller Ltd. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 058431177x . Light edge wear to dustjacket and book; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; The First-born of Egypt #3; 1.02 x 8.43 x 5.51 Inches; 274 pages; This is the third volume in Simon Ravens First Born of Egypt saga, following Morning Star and The Face of the Waters. The story opens with Lord Canteloupes strange toast to absent friends. His wife Baby has recently died and Canteloupe has been left her retarded son, Lord Sarum of Old Sarum. This child is not his, but has been conceived by Major Fielding Gray. In Italy there is an illegitimate child with a legitimate claim to the estate, whom Canteloupe wants silenced. The plot also sees young Marius Stern and his school friend, Tessa Malcolm, drawn into Milo Hedleys schemes and into a dramatic finale orchestrated by Raisley Conyngham, Milos teacher. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15248
- Title
- Before the Cock Crow
- Author
- Raven, Simon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 058431177X
- ISBN 13
- 9780584311778
- Publisher
- Frederick Muller Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- 058431177x, Egypt
- Bookseller catalogs
- British Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Ainsworth Books
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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