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NESBO**, JO: : The BAT. [Translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett.] [The first Harry Hole thriller.]

LONDON.HARVILL SECKER,2012.

ISBN 9781846551451.

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,glossy,colour photographic illustrated front panel+spine/backstrip with matt black lettered title and gilt embossed author's name to front panel,similarly coloured title+author lettering but flat printed to spine /backstrip,rear panel with white background with critics' orange+black lettered reviews respectively; and all with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges lightly toned but without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – virtually pristine,unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked pale grey lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate/clean plain black sets of endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,3-374pp [paginated] includes 3 sections/ Pts comprising 13,23 and 21 chapters (57 in total) respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title with author's list of works to verso,title page,3 individual separator pages and 6pp blanks at the rear. Harry is out of his depth. Detective Harry Hole is meant to keep out of trouble.A young Norwegian girl taking a gap year in Sydney has been murdered,and Harry has been sent to Australia to assist in any way he can. He's not supposed to get too involved. When the team unearths a string of unsolved murders and disappearances,nothing will stop Harry from finding out the truth.The hunt for a serial killer is on,but the murderer will talk only to Harry. He might just be the next victim. Appearing in English for the first time,'The Bat.' is the legendary first novel from the worldwide phenomenon Jo Nesbo. With his ten internationally acclaimed crime novels featuring Detective Harry Hole,Jo Nesbo has achieved an unparalleled success both in his native country Norway and abroad,winning the hearts of critics,booksellers and readers alike. Translated into more than forty languages, awarded a whole range of awards and boasting record-breaking sales,Nesbo has been lavishly praised by international critics for broadening the scope of the contemporary crime novel,and is today regarded as one the best crime writers of our time. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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.

NESBO**, JO: : THE BAT. ** [Translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett.] [The first Harry Hole thriller.]

LONDON.HARVILL SECKER,2012.

ISBN 9781846551451.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,colour photographic illustrated front panel+spine/backstrip with matt black lettered title and gilt embossed author's name to front panel,similarly coloured title+author lettering but flat printed to spine/backstrip,rear panel with white background with critics' orange+black lettered reviews respectively; and all with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – 3 corner tips of dw/dj minisculely rubbed with recirocal loss - but no other nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges lightly toned but without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – text body virtually pristine - unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked pale grey lettered spine/backstrip and immaculate/clean plain black sets of endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,3-374pp [paginated] includes 3 sections/ Pts comprising 13,23 and 21 chapters (57 in total) respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title with author's list of works to verso,A title page,3 individual separator pages and 6pp blanks at the rear.  Harry is out of his depth.  Detective Harry Hole is meant to keep out of trouble.A young Norwegian girl taking a gap year in Sydney has been murdered,and Harry has been sent to Australia to assist in any way he can.  He's not supposed to get too involved.  When the team unearths a string of unsolved murders and disappearances,nothing will stop Harry from finding out the truth.The hunt for a serial killer is on,but the murderer will talk only to Harry.  He might just be the next victim.  Appearing in English for the first time,'The Bat.' is the legendary first novel from the worldwide phenomenon Jo Nesbo.  With his ten internationally acclaimed crime novels featuring Detective Harry Hole,Jo Nesbo has achieved an unparalleled success both in his native country Norway and abroad,winning the hearts of critics,booksellers and readers alike. Translated into more than forty languages, awarded a whole range of awards and boasting record-breaking sales,Nesbo has been lavishly praised by international critics for broadening the scope of the contemporary crime novel,and is today regarded as one the best crime writers of our time.  Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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.

NESBO**, JO: : The BAT.** [Translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett.] [The first Harry Hole thriller.]

LONDON.HARVILL SECKER,2012.

ISBN 9781846551451.

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,glossy,colour photographic illustrated front panel+spine/backstrip with embossed matt black-lettered title and author's capitalised,embossed gilt-lettered name and a black roundel with capitalised white lettering 'THE FIRST HARRY HOLE THRILLER' within - all to the front panel,spine/backstrip with thumbnail colour photograph detail from front to its head and flat printed,but similarly coloured+lettered title+author lettering as the front's and publisher's b/w illustrated+lettered colophon to foot of same,rear panel with white background with 4 assorted critics' orange+black lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges lightly toned but without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound – virtually ristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, appears unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original,plain black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked pale grey lettered spine/ backstrip and immaculate/clean plain black sets of endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-374pp [paginated] includes 3 sections/Pts comprising 13,23 and 21 chapters (57 in total) respectively; plus [unpaginated] half-title with author's list of works to verso,a title page,and 3 individual separator pages,and at the rear,6pp blanks.                                          Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 10+ year-old age. It really is an exceptional copy for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults. HARRY IS OUT OF HIS DEPTH.  Detective Harry Hole is meant to keep out of trouble.A young Norwegian girl taking a gap year in Sydney has been murdered,and Harry has been sent to Australia to assist in any way he can.  HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO GET TOO INVOLVED.  When the team unearths a string of unsolved murders and disappearances,nothing will stop Harry from finding out the truth.The hunt for a serial killer is on,but the murderer will talk only to Harry.  HE MIGHT JUST BE THE NEXT VICTIM.  Appearing in English for the first time,'The Bat.' is the legendary first novel from the worldwide phenomenon Jo Nesbo.  With his ten internationally acclaimed crime novels featuring Detective Harry Hole,Jo Nesbo has achieved an unparalleled success both in his native country Norway and abroad,winning the hearts of critics,booksellers and readers alike. Translated into more than forty languages, awarded a whole range of awards and boasting record-breaking sales,Nesbo has been lavishly praised by international critics for broadening the scope of the contemporary crime novel,and is today regarded as one the best crime writers of our time.  Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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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