The Lizard in the Cup
by Dickinson, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0340156368
- ISBN 13
- 9780340156360
- Seller
-
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 0340156368 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, 2 short tears top edge of dustjacket. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped. ; James Pibble series #3; 8.1 X 5.7 X 0.8 inches; 188 pages; "The West Indies island of Hogs Cay is soon to open for tourism, but the money behind the deal comes from the Mafia, which is ready to turn the island into the next Vegas. And the politicos in charge have given Greek tycoon Thanassi Thanatos the contract. Thats where James Pibble comes in. The former Scotland Yard superintendent has come to Thanatoss hideaway on the Ionian island of Hyos to protect the Greek tycoon from the Mob, which doesnt like anyone muscling in on its territory. Rumor has it the crooks are eyeing Hyos for their booming drug-smuggling trade. Throw in British intelligence and a clandestine American operation, and youve got an international free-for-all. The mystery deepens when Pibble uncovers a monastery led by Fathers Polydore and Chrysostom, who may be the richest men on the island. And why is an English artist named Nancy living in a primitive hut? The answers may lie in a myth about a lizard called the samimithi, a harbinger of violent death. With superstition and distrust running rampant, Pibble races to stop a conspiracy set in motion by an obsessive love with the power to kill." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19492
- Title
- The Lizard in the Cup
- Author
- Dickinson, Peter
- Illustrator
- Colin Andrews jacket design
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0340156368
- ISBN 13
- 9780340156360
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- 0340156368
- Bookseller catalogs
- British Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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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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