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PROOF
by Francis, Dick
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0718124812
- ISBN 13
- 9780718124816
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Michael Joseph, London 1984, 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Octavo, hardcover, near fine (name on endpaper whited out) in near fine black pictorial dj. First edition, first printing.. 269 pp. Author is jockey turned champion of English storytellers. Wine merchant Tony Beach will do anything for a quiet life. But when a party to celebrate the end of the racing season ends in eight violent deaths, he is drawn reluctantly into the subsequent investigation. Meanwhile, the police, having evidence of the sale of illicit alcohol at a local club, ask for Tony's help in closing it down.
Synopsis
Wine merchant Tony Beach has expertly catered his latest society soiree, but the fun's over when a team of hit men crash the party…literally. The event leaves Tony with a bitter aftertaste of suspicion—and sets off a mystery that's an intoxicating blend of deception, intrigue, and murder.
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Details
- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75798
- Title
- PROOF
- Author
- Francis, Dick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0718124812
- ISBN 13
- 9780718124816
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph, London 1984
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
Terms of Sale
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Concord, California
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Fine
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