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A humorous novel depicting the struggles of a homosexual MI42 operative faced with living in a far flung corner of Arabia. The author has also written "Friends and Infidels" and the bestselling "Sucking Sherbert Lemons".
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Coming up Roses
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Coming Up Roses
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Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1990
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COMING UP ROSES
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First UK edition-first printing. GC.Gollancz,1990.First UK edition-first printing.Green hardback(gilt lettering to the spine)with laminated Dj(small nicks on the edges of the laminated cover),both in GC.Ex-library book with stamps and marks.Nice and clean pages with two small marks and tainted/yellow on the outer edges,some marks inside the back cover,some creases on the edge of the pages,mark on the first blank page of the book.The book is in GC but with some shelf wear.Price un-clipped.214pp.First edition. This is another paragraph Product Description: A humorous novel depicting the struggles of a homosexual MI42 operative faced with living in a far flung corner of Arabia. The author has also written Friends and Infidels and the bestselling Sucking Sherbert Lemons. Seller Inventory # 515
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Coming Up Roses [SIGNED COPY, FIRST UK PRINTING]
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Coming up roses
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Signed by the author on the title page and dated 27/3/95 in Llangunllo. Flatsigned. ISBN: 0575045531 Pages: 0 Fine in fine dust jacket. Signedes. Seller Inventory # C83197
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Coming Up Roses
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Victor Gollancz, London, 1990
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page with dedication. A near Fine copy with a touch of foxing to front endpaper with a complete dustjacket which has creasing to front. A humorous novel of King Fadl who wants part of the neighbouring kingdom of Zibda, which intrudes into his kingdom. He telephones Sultan Nabil of Zibda to make him an offer he can't refuse but GCHQ are listening in and a disgraced MI42 agent, Charlie Hammond, is sent to gather information. Hammond meets an English teacher, Armitage, there and when the Ministry for the Suppression of Vice and the Encouragement of Virtue orders the circumcision of all expatriates, Hammond and Armitages's troubles are just beginning, then they are caught in flagrante by Abdul Wahhab Higgins, Jesuit turned Muslim zealot, can they escape the lash? A glorious black comedy. *** NOT EX LIB *** A1D Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 002785