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Jade Woman A Lovejoy Narrative
by Jonathan Gash
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1988. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of this Lovejoy novel 'Jade Woman' by Jonathan Gash. John Grant (born 1933 in Bolton) is an English crime writer, who writes under the pen name Jonathan Gash. He is the author of the Lovejoy series of novels. He wrote the novel The Incomer under the pen name Graham Gaunt. Even East Anglia becomes too hot for Lovejoy, dodgy antique dealer, when he is forced to flee gangsters, bailiffs, police, bankruptcy... He makes it to Hong Kong, but then things go horribly wrong and he is soon destitue. Wandering the alleys and markets of the colony, he glimpses one of the famous Jade Women, the trained beauties who figurehead the notorious triads, but by then survival is all he cares about. In the original publisher's cloth binding with the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Very minor shelfwear to the boards, with a light crease to the spine. Light edgewear to the dustwrapper, with a little rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD3-F-9
- Title
- Jade Woman A Lovejoy Narrative
- Author
- Jonathan Gash
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- john garnt crime jonathan gash jade woman crime
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BATH, Somerset
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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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