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In the Hour Before Midnight
by Jack Higgins; [Henry Patterson]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$241.26$217.14
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About This Item
New York: The Crime Club by Doubleday and Company, 1969. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. The first US edition of Jack Higgins' novel about a man escaping a life of violence, only to fall in with another group of violent people. The first US edition of this work. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. 'In the Hour Before Midnight' is a novel set in Sicily, following Stacey Wyatt, who knows the dark and savage side of the city. Unable to accept the violence his grandfather tried to make him follow, Stacey runs away to Africa, only to be dominated by another violent man. Written by Henry Patterson under the pseudonym Jack Higgins. Patterson also wrote under the pseudonym James Graham. He is best known for his novel 'The Eagle Has Landed'. With a bookplate to the recto to the front endpaper, 'Madison Mauze'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, near fine, with light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Bookplate to the recto to the front endpaper. Dustwrapper with some loss to the head and tail of the spine and to the tail of the rear wrap, with some light marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
Synopsis
In the world of the Mafia, sometimes death is the only way out....
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 672P21
- Title
- In the Hour Before Midnight
- Author
- Jack Higgins; [Henry Patterson]
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Crime Club by Doubleday and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- jack higgins henry patterson in the hour before midnight sicily henry patterson sean burke madison mauze
Terms of Sale
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Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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