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BANVILLE**, JOHN : APRIL IN SPAIN. [A Strafford and Quirke Mystery.]

LONDON.Faber & Faber Limited,2021.

ISBN 9780571363582.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE-/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,wrap-around colour photographic illustrated front+spine of dw/dj,with capitalised,matt white-lettered title+author name,a critic's other white+orange lettered review; spine/back strip with similarly coloured+lettered author+title as front's,and publisher's white-lettered colophon to foot of same,rear panel with black background with critic's white+orange lettered reviews. Negligible shelf-wear,creasing to edges and corners - front top corner minisculely bumped and dw/dj's concomitant tip also minisculely rubbed with reciprocal loss,rear corners similalrly bumped - but no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp,clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread apart from my own collation. Publisher's original plain orange paper-covered boards; front board with an indeterminate small splash stain other wise clean,with bright,crisp, blocked silver gilt lettering to spine,a black headband and immaculate plain black endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-355pp [paginated] includes 6 sections as the story moves between London,Donostia,London,Dublin,Donostia and Dublin again with 1,6,1,8,19,10 and 1 chapters each,respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title +title pages,a dedication,individual section separator pages,and to the rear,publisher's advertisement for the first Detective Inspector Strafford novel (Snow) with a blank reverse,and 4pp blanks. The follow up/sequel novel in the Inspector Strafford series, after 'SNOW', the first title. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable, and even internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an acceptable example for its lack of other detracting faults.          'Northern Spain is southern Ireland,' she said. 'It rains all the time,everywhere is green,and everyone is Catholic. You will love it.' On the idyllic coast of San Sebastian, Spain, Dublin pathologist Quirke is struggling to relax - despite the beaches,the cafes and his disarmingly lovely wife. So when he glimpses a familiar face in the twilight at the bar Las Arcadas, it's hard, at first, to tell whether his imagination is just running away with him. Could she really be who he thinks she is, and have a connection with a crime that nearly brought ruin to an Irish political dynasty? Unable to ignore his instincts, Quirke makes a call back home and Detective St John Strafford is soon dispatched to Spain. But he's not the only one on route: as a terrifying hitman hunts down his prey, they are all set for a brutal showdown.                                        Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **             

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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