The Winter Queen, Turkish Gambit, Leviathan, The Death of Achilles, Special Assignments, The State Counsellor, The Coronation, She Lover of Death, He Lover of Death, The Diamond Chariot. Signed UK first editions, first printings of the first 10 Erast Fandorin books. Five are flatsigned and five are signed to official bookplates. All are in at least near fine / near fine unread condition.

Akunin, Boris

ISBN 10: 0297829742 / ISBN 13: 9780297829744

Published by W&N, 2003

About this Item

The Winter Queen, Turkish Gambit, Leviathan, The Death of Achilles, Special Assignments, The State Counsellor, The Coronation, She Lover of Death, He Lover of Death, The Diamond Chariot. Signed UK first editions, first printings of the first 10 Erast Fandorin books. Five are flatsigned and five are signed to official bookplates. All are in at least near fine / near fine unread condition. The condition photos uploaded to Abe are of Turkish Gambit and Leviathan. Additional condition photos of individual books are available on request. The Winter Queen (ISBN 0297829742) UK 1st edition / 1st printing (Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2003). Flatsigned to title page. Fine / Fine unread condition. Turkish Gambit (ISBN 029764551X) UK 1st edition / 1st printing (Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2004). Flatsigned to title page. Near Fine / Near Fine condition with minor bumping / pushing to the top of the spine (see photos). Protected dustwrapper. Leviathan (ISBN 0297645528) UK 1st edition / 1st printing (Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2004). Flatsigned to title page. Near Fine / Near Fine condition with very minor shelfwear to the top of the spine (see photos). The Death of Achilles (ISBN 0297645536) UK 1st edition /1st printing (Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2005). Signed official bookplate loosely inserted. Near Fine / Near Fine condition with minor pushing to the spine. Protected dustwrapper. Special Assignments (ISBN 9780297848226) UK 1st edition / 1st printing (Weidenfled and Nicholson, 2007). Flatsigned to title page. Very near fine / very near fine condition with very minor pushing to the top and base of the spine. The State Counsellor (ISBN 9780297848233) UK 1st edition /1st printing (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2008). Signed to official publisher's bookplate affixed to title page. Near Fine / Near Fine unread condition with just minor pushing to spine. Protected dustwrapper. The Coronation (ISBN 9780297848240) UK 1st edition /1st printing (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2009). Signed to official publisher's bookplate affixed to title page. Fine / Fine unread condition. She Lover of Death (ISBN 9780297848257) UK 1st edition / 1st printing (Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2009). Signed to official publisher's bookplate affixed to title page. Fine / Fine condition. He Lover of Death (ISBN 9780297860631) UK first edition, first printing (Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2010). Signed to official publisher?s bookplate. Fine / fine unread condition. Protected dustwrapper. The Diamond Chariot (ISBN 9780297860679) UK 1st edition / 1st printing (Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 2011). Flatsigned to title page. Very near fine / very near fine unread condition with just a tiny hint of shelfwear to the top of the spine. Protected dustwrapper. PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING Our descriptions are accurate. Photos are of the actual book(s) for sale ? if you require additional photos, please ask. We will despatch your books rapidly (almost always within 24 hrs of the receipt of your order) using proper book wraps / boxes. For books sold for more than £50 we will use only despatch methods that are fully tracked, insured and will require a signature on delivery. Postage costs are included in our prices for UK customers. For overseas customers, we have set a standard Abe postal rate, but will communicate direct with customers and charge the actual cost of postage and packing by tracked and insured delivery methods requiring signature. Please note that new EU regulations make it impractical for us to post books to the EU. Therefore, prospective customers from the EU are requested to email us before making an order so that we can discuss how best we might get the books they want to them.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Winter Queen, Turkish Gambit, Leviathan, The Death of Achilles, Special Assignments, The State Counsellor, The Coronation, She Lover of Death, He Lover of Death, The Diamond Chariot. Signed UK first editions, first printings of the first 10 Erast Fandorin books. Five are flatsigned and five are signed to official bookplates. All are in at least near fine / near fine unread condition.
• Publisher: W&N
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0297829742
• ISBN 13: 9780297829744
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

This is the first book featuring Erast Fandorin, a gentleman sleuth who solves murders and mysteries in tsarist Russia. A 23-year-old law student commits suicide in broad daylight in Moscow's Alexander Gardens. Fandorin is put on the case to find out what drove him to it, a case that deepens as he discovers that the young man was the son of a rich and influential factory owner. The story is enhanced by its authentic backdrop of nineteenth-century Russia. After all, it's difficult to keep your mind on a case when the new Dostoyevsky novel has just hit the shops. Fandorin has been described as 'the James Bond of the 19th century' and Akunin has been compared to Gogol, Tolstoy and Conan Doyle. The UK publication of these books marks the arrival of a startling new voice in the thriller marketplace.

About the Author

BORIS AKUNIN is the pseudonym of Grigory Chkhartishvili.

He has been compared to Gogol, Tolstoy and Arthur Conan Doyle, and his Erast Fandorin books have sold over forty million copies around the world.

He lives in London.