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HOROWITZ**, ANTHONY: : THE HOUSE OF SILK - [THE NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES NOVEL].**

LONDON.ORION BOOKS,2011.

ISBN 9781409133827.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, clean,black background with red spots decoration and calligraphic silver gilt lettering,b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners -no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a red headband,a sewn-in silk bookmark ribbon,and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-294pp [paginated] includes a Preface,20 chapters and an Afterword.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,and Acknowledgements.  Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it’s age.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for it’s brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of detracting faults.                        See my book IDs' rja1036122,and rja511815 for UK,HB+dw/dj,1st edns of this same title.         The game's afoot. . . It is November 1890 and London is gripped by a merciless winter. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are enjoying tea by the fire when an agitated gentleman arrives unannounced at 221B Baker Street.He begs Holmes for help,telling the unnerving story of a scar-faced man with piercing eyes who has stalked him in recent weeks. Intrigued by the man's tale,Holmes and Watson find themselves swiftly drawn into a series of puzzling and sinister events,stretching from the gas-lit streets of London to the teeming criminal underworld of Boston.                    As the pair delve deeper into the case,they stumble across a whispered phrase 'the House of Silk': a mysterious entity and foe more deadly than any Holmes has encountered,and a conspiracy that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of society itself. . .                   With devilish plotting and excellent characterisation, bestselling author Anthony Horowitz delivers a first-rate Sherlock Holmes mystery for a modern readership whilst remaining utterly true to the spirit of the original Conan Doyle books.Sherlock Holmes is back with all the nuance,pace and powers of deduction that make him the world's greatest and most celebrated detective. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') 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: Standard US 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. **                                                           The game's afoot. . . It is November 1890 and London is gripped by a merciless winter. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are enjoying tea by the fire when an agitated gentleman arrives unannounced at 221B Baker Street.He begs Holmes for help,telling the unnerving story of a scar-faced man with piercing eyes who has stalked him in recent weeks. Intrigued by the man's tale,Holmes and Watson find themselves swiftly drawn into a series of puzzling and sinister events,stretching from the gas-lit streets of London to the teeming criminal underworld of Boston.                                                                         As the pair delve deeper into the case,they stumble across a whispered phrase 'the House of Silk': a mysterious entity and foe more deadly than any Holmes has encountered,and a conspiracy that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of society itself . . .  With devilish plotting and excellent characterisation, bestselling author Anthony Horowitz delivers a first-rate Sherlock Holmes mystery for a modern readership whilst remaining utterly true to the spirit of the original Conan Doyle books.Sherlock Holmes is back with all the nuance,pace and powers of deduction that make him the world's greatest and most celebrated detective. Please contact seller,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: 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,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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