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BRAINE**, JOHN: : Finger of Fire. **

LONDON.EYRE METHUEN LTD.,1977.

ISBN 0413365905.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/FINE-.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj,publisher's [Associated Book Publishers Ltd. b/w adhesive price label to front inner flap.] With the absence of a publisher's printed price - these generally believed to be export edns,that are released before the trade edns distribution in the country of its origin.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy,repeated colour photograph by Theo Bergstrom to either panel of dw/dj with white-lettered author name and brown lettered title to front panel; a black spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author name+title as the front's and publisher's capitalised,white lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same, rear panel with repeated photograph from the front. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - front's top and rear's lower corner tips with miniscule nick/rubbing - but no major tears or splits present.Top edges with minimal,sporadic light foxing/spotting,fore-edges also with minimal sporadic foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,would appear unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain RAF blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine,and near immaculate plain white endpapers - faint off-setting vertical line from front's inner flap to facing front free endpaper,rear free endpaper unaffected.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-230pp [paginated] includes story over period of Tuesday 4th May to Tuesday 18th May,days with one or more specific timeframes as breaks/chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,an epigram, and a strap-line separator page.                  Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 45+ year-old age. It is only the exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them it still is an exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and overall lack of major detracting faults.         The members of FIST are model citizns.Their life-styles are blameless,unobtrusive,civilised. But the members of FIST share a secret.They are dedicated to the overthrow of a free society. Trained,disciplined,ruthless,their methods accept murder as normal and terror as expedient.  Opposing the insidious threat of FIST is the bureaucrat-harried Counter Espionage Department,short of men,short of funds,short of morale.Xavier Flynn is,briefly,its chief before it is 're-organised'In a desperate race from London to Los Angeles and Hollywood,he fights for his department,his country - and his life.    In the deadly game played out between FIST and CED,nightmare can lie behind the most respectable facade,and terror lurks constantly in the shadows.                                   Xavier Flynn made his debut in 'The Pious Agent' (1975) and this is Braine's 2nd excursion into the political thriller genre.                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.

BRAINE**, JOHN: : Finger of Fire. **

LONDON.EYRE METHUEN LTD.,1977.

ISBN 0413365905.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/FINE-.No owner inscrptn but a handwritten inked number (215) towards top fore-edge corner of front free endpaper,and no price-clip to dw/dj,but a publisher's [Associated Book Publishers Ltd.] b/w adhesive price label to front inner flap.] With the absence of a publisher's printed price - these generally believed to be export edns, that are released before the trade edns distribution in the country of its origin. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,repeated colour photograph by Theo Bergstrom,to either panel of dw/dj with white-lettered author name and brown lettered title to front panel; a black spine/ backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered author name+title as the front's and publisher's capitalised,white lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with repeated photograph from the front.Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Front inner flap with a diagonal top corner crease.Top+fore-edges with light toning but without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,would appear unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,original plain RAF blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine,and near immaculate plain white endpapers - inked number excepted.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-230pp [paginated] includes story over period of Tuesday 4th May to Tuesday 18th May,days with one or more specific timeframes as breaks/chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,an epigram, and a strap-line separator page.                  Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 45+ year-old age.It is only the minimal exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them it is still an exemplary example for its cleanliness,brightness and overall lack of major detracting faults.          The members of FIST are model citizns.Their life-styles are blameless,unobtrusive,civilised. But the members of FIST share a secret.They are dedicated to the overthrow of a free society. Trained,disciplined,ruthless,their methods accept murder as normal and terror as expedient.  Opposing the insidious threat of FIST is the bureaucrat-harried Counter Espionage Department,short of men,short of funds,short of morale.Xavier Flynn is,briefly,its chief before it is 're-organised'In a desperate race from London to Los Angeles and Hollywood,he fights for his department,his country - and his life.    In the deadly game played out between FIST and CED,nightmare can lie behind the most respectable facade,and terror lurks constantly in the shadows.                                  Xavier Flynn made his debut in 'The Pious Agent' (1975) and this is Braine's 2nd excursion into the political thriller genre.                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.

BRAINE, John : Finger Of Fire

Eyre Methuen 1977

1st ed, fine in fine d/w.

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