Publicado por Doubleday 2005 (1st UK Paperback), 2005
Librería: CHRIS MARTIN MODERN FIRST EDITIONS, Pleasley, Reino Unido
Original o primera edición
Soft cover. Condición: As New. 1st Edition. Large format paperback published simultaneously with the hardback. First edition, first printing (135798642). This is the basis for the hit movie Slumdog Millionaire, the story of a penniless waiter from Mumbai who strikes it rich on a high-stake quiz show. The author is an Indian diplomat now posted to South Africa and this was his first book. Mint in wraps as issued.
Publicado por Doubleday 2005 Paperback, 2005
ISBN 10: 0385609523 ISBN 13: 9780385609524
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Good. The place is St Oswalds, an old and long-established boys grammar school in the north of England. A new year has just begun, and for the staff and boys of the school, a wind of unwelcome change is blowing. Suits, paperwork and Information Technology rule the world and Roy Straitley, Latin master, eccentric, and veteran of St Oswalds, is finally reluctantly contemplating retirement. But beneath the little rivalries, petty disputes and everyday crises of the school, a darker undercurrent stirs. And a bitter grudge, hidden and carefully nurtured for thirteen years, is about to erupt. Who is Mole, the mysterious insider, whose cruel practical jokes are gradually escalating towards violence and perhaps, murder? And how can an old and half-forgotten scandal become the stone that brings down a giant? 512 pages.
Publicado por Doubleday 2005 Paperback, 2005
ISBN 10: 0330436171 ISBN 13: 9780330436175
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Good. 288 pages.
Publicado por Doubleday 2005 Paperback, 2005
ISBN 10: 0385609523 ISBN 13: 9780385609524
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Good. The place is St Oswalds, an old and long-established boys grammar school in the north of England. A new year has just begun, and for the staff and boys of the school, a wind of unwelcome change is blowing. Suits, paperwork and Information Technology rule the world and Roy Straitley, Latin master, eccentric, and veteran of St Oswalds, is finally reluctantly contemplating retirement. But beneath the little rivalries, petty disputes and everyday crises of the school, a darker undercurrent stirs. And a bitter grudge, hidden and carefully nurtured for thirteen years, is about to erupt. Who is Mole, the mysterious insider, whose cruel practical jokes are gradually escalating towards violence and perhaps, murder? And how can an old and half-forgotten scandal become the stone that brings down a giant? 512 pages.
Publicado por Doubleday 2005 Paperback, 2005
ISBN 10: 0385609523 ISBN 13: 9780385609524
Librería: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, Nueva Zelanda
Condición: Very Good. The place is St Oswalds, an old and long-established boys grammar school in the north of England. A new year has just begun, and for the staff and boys of the school, a wind of unwelcome change is blowing. Suits, paperwork and Information Technology rule the world and Roy Straitley, Latin master, eccentric, and veteran of St Oswalds, is finally reluctantly contemplating retirement. But beneath the little rivalries, petty disputes and everyday crises of the school, a darker undercurrent stirs. And a bitter grudge, hidden and carefully nurtured for thirteen years, is about to erupt. Who is Mole, the mysterious insider, whose cruel practical jokes are gradually escalating towards violence and perhaps, murder? And how can an old and half-forgotten scandal become the stone that brings down a giant? 512 pages.