Isbn: 9780241143025 - the Geographer's Library (28 results)

Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

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Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A twelfth-century Sicilian cat burglar snatches a sack of artefacts from the king's geographer's library, and the tools and talismans of transmutation and eternal life are soon scattered all over the world. The bizarre and dangerous circumstances under which these alchemical objects change hands are testament to their extraordinary value, but it is not until nine hundred years later that a young reporter on a local paper, Paul Tomm, stumbles upon evidence that someone is collecting them again. Investigating the suspicious death of a local professor, Tomm finds the dead man's heavily fortified office stuffed with books on alchemy and clues that the man's life was as suspicious as his death . The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

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hardcover. Condition: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First UK edition/First Printing. As new.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 374 pages. Gold lettering on the spine, and on the front cover. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. Back top corner has been lightly bumped. A fine copy of this novel, signed and dated on the title page by the author in black ink. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A mint unread copy in mint unclipped jacket. SIGNED to the title page by the author. The author's debut novel. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first prining UK hardback, 2005 Hamish Hamilton. The book is in fine condition, the dustjacket is in fine condition. Not price clipped. Signed by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Geographer's Library by Jon Fasman. 2005. Hardback. UK first edition, first printing. Book and jacket in very good condition. Jacket has not been price clipped. Clean throughout. Bookseller Inventory #HFB002340.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 372 pages. Uncorrected proof copy. Foxing across book edge.*Uncorrected Proof Copy* e novel has long been a genre appreciated by a small subset of general readers. It is currently enjoying a new vogue and a wider readership with the publication of such novels as The Da Vinci Code, The Rule of Four, and Codex. What these bo oks have in common, and what The Geographer's Library can also claim, is a set o f characters in the here and now grappling with questions about things that went on a very long time ago. Another characteristic is the unearthing or explanatio n of objects of great value. The trick is to weave these two realities together in a compelling way, one that will keep the reader involved in both stories. ovel, setting out a complicated scenario in which a collection of priceless obje cts is stolen from the titular library and, eventually, scattered and re-collect ed a thousand years later--with very bad results for the final collector. The ge ographer is a real person, Al-Idrisi, a Spanish-Muslim philosopher, cartographer , linguist, and scholar who served in the court of King Roger of Sicily in Paler mo in the year 1154. For the most part, Fasman's risk pays off, although there i s a lot of meandering before we finally get to the final revelation. wraparound story is about a young journalist, Paul Tomm, who sets out to write a simple obituary about a professor who died in his office at Paul's Alma Mater . The man is Jaan Puhapaev, an Estonian perhaps, who is a terrible teacher, fire s his gun out his office window twice, is odd, unavailable, and reclusive and ye t is allowed to stay on for unknown reasons. He also collects only $1.00 a year.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed and Dated (5th May 2005) by the Author this is a superb, Very Fine copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine First Edition, first printing in a Fine unclipped DJ.signed and dated by the author to the title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed, Dated (5th May 2005) and first lined ("for a journalist at a weekly paperâ ¦") by the Author this is a superb, Very Fine copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT, SIGNED by AUTHOR on title page. Mint condition Synopsis: A twelfth-century Sicilian cat burglar snatches a sack of artefacts from the king's geographer's library, and the tools and talismans of transmutation and eternal life are soon scattered all over the world. The bizarre and dangerous circumstances under which these alchemical objects change hands are testament to their extraordinary value, but it is not until nine hundred years later that a young reporter on a local paper, Paul Tomm, stumbles upon evidence that someone is collecting them again. Investigating the suspicious death of a local professor, Tomm finds the dead man's heavily fortified office stuffed with books on alchemy and clues that the man's life was as suspicious as his death. Signed by Author(s).…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Not price-clipped. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 374p. : maps ; 22cm. Subjects: Murder Investigation ; Fiction. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book & Jacket in Very Good Condition.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Not price-clipped. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 374p. : maps ; 22cm. Subjects: Murder Investigation ; Fiction. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT, SIGNED/1ST LINED/DATED by AUTHOR on title page. Mint condition Synopsis: A twelfth-century Sicilian cat burglar snatches a sack of artefacts from the king's geographer's library, and the tools and talismans of transmutation and eternal life are soon scattered all over the world. The bizarre and dangerous circumstances under which these alchemical objects change hands are testament to their extraordinary value, but it is not until nine hundred years later that a young reporter on a local paper, Paul Tomm, stumbles upon evidence that someone is collecting them again. Investigating the suspicious death of a local professor, Tomm finds the dead man's heavily fortified office stuffed with books on alchemy and clues that the man's life was as suspicious as his death. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed, Dated (5th May 2005) and first lined ("for a journalist at a weekly paper.") by the Author this is a superb, Very Fine copy. Signed by Author(s).

Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Sehr gut. 374 S. Ausstellungsstück, leichte Gebrauchsspuren, Buch in sehr gutem Zustand. Rechnung mit ausgewiesener Mehrwertsteuer liegt bei. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 800.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed, Dated (5th May 2005) and inscribed with one of the 15 Sacred Objects from the story, 'Ferahid's Golden Ney' is unique and the only copy inscribed this way. The book is in very fine condition, and a credit to any serious collector's collection. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed, Dated (5th May 2005) and inscribed with one of the 15 Sacred Objects from the story, 'The Castle' is unique and the only copy inscribed this way. The book is in very fine condition, and a credit to any serious collector's collection. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed, Dated (5th May 2005) and inscribed with one of the 15 Sacred Objects from the story, 'The Kaghan's Cages' is unique and the only copy inscribed this way. The book is in very fine condition, and a credit to any serious collector's collection. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed, Dated (5th May 2005) and inscribed with one of the 15 Sacred Objects from the story, 'Al-Idrisi's Kamal' is unique and the only copy inscribed this way. The book is in very fine condition, and a credit to any serious collector's collection. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Signed, Dated (5th May 2005) and inscribed with one of the 15 Sacred Objects from the story, 'The Yellow Sun' is unique and the only copy inscribed this way. The book is in very fine condition, and a credit to any serious collector's collection. Signed by Author(s).…