protocol kidnapping (30 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

paperback. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Paperback. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Softcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. When a ransom is demanded for the American ambassador in Belgrade, Philip St.Ives is entangled in a snare of high-staked, ruthless politics. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Paperback. Etat : Fair.

Etat : good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item for full refund. Ships via media mail.

Mass Market Paperback. Etat : Near Fine to Fine. First Printing, First Paperback Edition. Vintage Paperback, Pocket Books 77549; the second novel featuring Philip St. Ives, professional international "go-between," this time negotiating the swap of a U.S. ambassador for $1 million plus the release of a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet; the text is clean, tight, square, appears unread; there is an interesting message to the previous owner on the inside front cover: "Remember when these were our whole Christmas to each other. 'Those were the days my friend.' I love you. Richard. 12/24/72." Other than the inscription -- thought provoking in our current economic times nearly 50 years later -- the pictorial wrappers show only very minimal surface and edgewear. A collectable copy of a hard-to-find early Thomas novel.

paperback. Etat : Very Good. Softcover. Very Good condition. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Clear text. Minor shelf-wear. One page is dog-eared. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good ++. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition. Bound in red cloth over yellow boards, stamped in white. Only flaws are a sticker removal mark on each panel of the book and a glue residue on the back, black endsheet, but overall, a very acceptable first edition which features the antics of Philip St. Ives. Bleeck is a pseudonym of the popular mystery writer Ross Thomas. Philip St. Ives was played on the silver screen by Charles Bronson. 254 pp.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover - clean, no marks, clean inside, clean dj - from a private collection -.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Lawrence Ratzkin (jacket design) (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Hardcover first edition, 1971, Hodder and Stoughton, London UK. This book is in very good+ condition - very mild edge wear. the dust jacket is in very good+ condition - not price-clipped; very mild edge wear.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First Edition, First Printing. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo. Fine and unmarked book in Fine unclipped DJ, now in clear protective cover. 254pp. The second Philip St. Ives novel. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. This appears to be a First Edition of this book as the year on the title page matches the year on the copyright page and there are no other printings mentioned. The author's name for this title is a pseudonym for the author Ross Thomas, and it appears to be the second book written under this pen name. The boards have tan paper covering and a pinkish cloth spine cover with with black lettering for the author's name and white lettering for the title. There is some light soiling to the covers and edge wear, but the corners remain sharp. Internally, the 254 pages of text are bright, clean, without underlining or highlighting, and there is no marginalia. The leaf edges are lightly toned. The dust wrapper is without rips or tears, is not price clipped, but does seem to have some light soiling to the back panel. There also seems to have been some production difficulties with the gloss finish as there appear to be some vertical rises to the finish. The dust jacket is currently protected by a clear removable cover.

paperback. Etat : New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Includes dust jacket. Minimal wear and creases to the jacket. Pages are tanning but clean.

[THOMAS, ROSS]. First edition. Former's owner inked name on half title page, words "Review Copy" embossed on top edge of title page, else fine in price-clipped dust jacket with light wear to spine ends and a small old damp stain to top edge of rear panel. Second Philip St. Ives. St. Ives is asked by the United States government to rescue an ambassador who has been kidnapped by Yugoslavian radicals. The diplomat is being held ransom for $1,000,000 plus the release of a Nobel Prize-winning poet. Quickly, St. Ives finds himself involved in an assignment that has him trapped in Eastern Europe.

Hardback. Oliver Bleeck, HODDER AND STOUGHTON. Author: Oliver BleeckBinding: HardbackPublished: HODDER AND STOUGHTON, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis gripping crime novel plunges readers into a meticulously planned abduction, chronicling the intricate steps and unforeseen complications that arise when a high-stakes kidnapping unfolds. The narrative masterfully builds tension, presenting a cynical view of human nature and the desperate measures individuals take. With sharp dialogue and unexpected twists, the story illustrates the dangerous dance between captor and captive. It ultimately uncovers the dark underbelly of criminal enterprise and the fragile line between control and chaos, making Protocol For A Kidnapping a compelling read for aficionados of intelligent thrillers. Hardback.

Etat : Very Good -. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. New York: William Morrow & Company, 1971. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm); illustrated dust jacket with $5.95 price intact; boards in cream paper and rouge cloth with white and black lettering to spine; 254pp. Jacket lightly shelfworn with bumping at spine ends, a bit of fading to spine, and some dust soiling to rear panel. Boards nudged at corners; spine cocked and bumped at ends. Scattered foxing to textblock edges, with some toning to half title and final blank. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Thomas's second Philip St. Ives novel, written under his Bleeck pseudonym.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 254 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is light gray with white lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "$5.95" on front flap, has mild creasing along spine tail. Boards have mild shelving and rubbing wear along extremities. moderate strips of foxing along front and rear covers, likely due to non-archival tape (now removed); spine mildly cocked. Textblock edges have mild age-toning. Inscribed "To Lorna, Best wishes, Oliver Bleeck A.K.A. Ross Thomas" by author on title page. Shelved Case 6. 1399710. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Cloth. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st British Edition. Light Foxing to foreedge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mystery.

Hardcover. Etat : Like New. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7. Beautiful 1st U.K. Edition. (Ahearn, NAP) Charcoal grey cloth. Square Tight Binding. Clean interior. Jacket Fine. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. A superior edition.

[THOMAS, ROSS]. First edition. Moderate staining to top and bottom edges of the boards, else near fine in dust jacket very lightly sunned on the spine. Second Philip St. Ives. St. Ives is asked by the United States government to rescue an ambassador who has been kidnapped by Yugoslavian radicals. The diplomat is being held ransom for $1,000,000 plus the release of a Nobel Prize-winning poet. Quickly, St. Ives finds himself involved in an assignment that has him trapped in Eastern Europe.

1/4 Cloth. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A bright first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with lightly foxed edges in alike, lightly sunned dust-jacket; Philip St. Ives makes his second appearance in print, after being introduced in Oliver Bleeck's The Brass Go-Between. In this novel, St. Ives is sent on a mission to rescue the US Ambassador to Yugoslavia who has been kidnapped and is now being held for ransom ; 8vo; [6], 7-254, [2] pages.

F/NF. THERE IS SLIGHT COLOR FADE OF THE GRAY ON THE SPINE PANEL BUT IT IS OTHERWISE A FINE DUST JACKET. FIRST EDITION.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (Barely discernible damp stain at bottom edge of cloth at spine & cloth covers. Hardly noticeable from outside of jacket. Reverse stained at spine ends. Faint hint of a stain at top edge. ) Despite defects this title is remarkably attractive. The SECOND of the Bleeck novels.

[THOMAS, ROSS]. First edition. Fine in dust jacket. Second Philip St. Ives. St. Ives is asked by the United States government to rescue an ambassador who has been kidnapped by Yugoslavian radicals. The diplomat is being held ransom for $1,000,000 plus the release of a Nobel Prize-winning poet. Quickly, St. Ives finds himself involved in an assignment that has him trapped in Eastern Europe.

hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. First edition. Some wear and creases to the jacket. Pages are tanning but clean.