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LEON, DONNA: : TRANSIENT DESIRES. [The new Commissario Brunetti Novel.]

LONDON.WILLIAM HEINEMANN,2021.

ISBN 9781785152610.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic front and spine with author's embossed,glossy caramel-lettered name and capitalised,embossed,glossy white-lettered title to front of dw/dj.Spine/backstrip with flat prited but similarly coloured+lettered author name and title as the front's and publisher's capitalised,matt white-lettered initialled name and white illustrated colophon respectively.to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with peach background with slightly darker peach architectural buildings silhouette and 4 critics' black-lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – minimal creases along top edges and bothe head+foot of spine with gentle pushing and reciprocal creases but no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright, crisp and clean without ageing/toning or foxing; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound – pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished,sharp-cornered, original plain cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt-lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate,repeated illustrated b/w Venice map endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-272pp [paginated] includes 28 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title,a dedication,an epigram,and to the rear,6pp blanks.    Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is an exemplary example for it's brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of detracting faults.                        When two young American women are badly injured in a boating accident,Commissario Brunetti's eye turns to the two young Italians they were with,who abandoned them in the hospital.When one of the young men is found to be involved in more sinister night-time activities in the Laguna, Brunetti has to enlist the help of Italian institutions to get to the bottom of the mystery.  But can Brunetti trust unfamiliar colleagues? Could there be another motive behind this horrible crime? Please contact the seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is 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,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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