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THE MAN WHO WALKED LIKE A BEAR; An Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov / Stuart M. Kaminsky
by Kaminsky, Stuart M
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0684190230
- ISBN 13
- 9780684190235
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York London Tokyo: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo (9 1/2" x 6 3/8"), black quarter cloth boards with silver lettering on spine over red boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a large man walking away through snow by David Shannon, red endpapers, [x] + 261 pages. Portly Moscow Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov's wife is in hospital with a brain tumor when a heavyset man bursts into her room with a frightening report about a devil in a factory. infcancerand his associatesd fight against a conspiracy to assassinate a Politboro member, a bomb scare at Lenin's tomb, and massive corruption. <br /> <br /> Stuart M. Kaminsky (1934 - 2009) was an American mystery writer and film professor. He is well known for three long-running series of mystery novels featuring the protagonists Toby Peters, a private detective in 1940s Hollywood (1977-1996)--as here in Buried Caesars; Inspector Porfiry Petrovich Rostnikov, a Moscow police inspector (1981-2010); and veteran Chicago police officer Abe Lieberman (1990-2007).<br /> <br /> FINE/Near Fine Copy: Tight, bright, clean. Thet Near Fine dust jacket (unclipped) has a bit of wear on its upper corners. No previous owner or remainder marks.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8433
- Title
- THE MAN WHO WALKED LIKE A BEAR; An Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov / Stuart M. Kaminsky
- Author
- Kaminsky, Stuart M
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0684190230
- ISBN 13
- 9780684190235
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York London Tokyo
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- murder, mystery, thriller, Siberia, KGB, assassination, Moscow, police,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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