Buy this book on-line Dunning, John : The Bookwoman's Last Fling: A Cliff Janeway NovelScribner, New York, 2006
Signed by the author in black ink on a front flyleaf: "John Dunning." First Edition. Original publisher's yellow paper-covered boards backed with brown cloth. Gilt lettering on book spine. Original multicolored pictorial paper dust jacket included. White lettering on multicolored dust jacket spine. Gilt sticker with "Autographed Copy" tipped in on front panel. Dust jacket protected in a paper-backed mylar sleeve. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2." 337 pages, complete. Pages are virtually pristine and intact. Covers are virtually pristine and intact. Corners of the covers are sharp and not bumped. Binding is tight. Dust jacket is likewise virtually pristine and intact. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. No remainder marks. An As New book in an As New dust jacket. The fifth and last installment in the Cliff Janeway series, also known as the Bookman series. The Bookwoman's Last Fling follows the story of Cliff Janeway, a Denver-based book dealer and former policeman, who finds himself wrapped up in two seemingly disparate worlds of horse racing and book collecting. Janeway has been called to an Idaho estate to appraise the books in the collection of a deceased couple, Candice Geiger, a collector of children's books, and H. R. Geiger, a horse owner and trainer. Janeway begins his relatively routine task of book appraising when he notices that something is amiss with the collection; some valuable book titles are missing while others, of equal value, remain standing. This oddity leads to Janeway's investigation into the strange circumstances surrounding the death of Candice, who had passed away twenty years ago. John Dunning (1942-2023) was an American author. He is perhaps best-known for his crime fiction. Dunning draws upon his personal experiences for this novel as he was a Denver-based bookseller and had worked as a stable hand at a horse racing track in his twenties.. Book. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: As New Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Dunning, John : The Bookwoman's Last Fling: A Cliff Janeway Novel. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Dunning, John : The Bookwoman's Last Fling: A Cliff Janeway NovelCharles Scribner's Sons, New York, 2006 ISBN 0743289455
When wealthy horse trainer H. R. Geiger dies, Denver bookman Cliff Janeway encounters the legacy of the man's wife, Candice, a true bookwoman who left behind an assortment of rare first-edition children's books. Sent to assess the collection, Janeway soon finds that several titles are missing, replaced by cheap reprints -- while other hugely expensive pieces remain. Why would a thief take one priceless book and leave an equally valuable volume on the shelf? Suspecting foul play, Janeway follows the trail of Candice's shadowy past to California's Golden Gate and Santa Anita racetracks, where he signs on as a racehorse hot walker. Eavesdropping on the chatter among the hands, he doesn't like what he hears. And when he goes to the house where Candice died to look for answers, Janeway finds much more than he bargained for.. Book. Book Condition: New. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: As New Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Dunning, John : The Bookwoman's Last Fling: A Cliff Janeway Novel. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, antiquarian books, libri antichi, fine bindings and livres rares. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |