PRIEST by Ken Bruen •Signed Limited Edition• Scorpion Press - Gladestry UK-2006
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PRIEST by Ken Bruen •Signed Limited Edition• Scorpion Press - Gladestry UK-2006. Scorpion Press - Gladestry, U.K. This edtion contains an appreciation by Simon Kernick. Who hated Father Joyce enough to brutalize him?. Any number of those brutalized by him when they were too young and powerless to defend themselves against a predator so authoritatively robed. PRIEST by Ken Bruen Scorpion Press - Gladestry, U.K. 2006 Signed Limited Edition - Copy #54 of 77 As New Condition Book As New Glassine Dustjacket Signed by the author A beautiful, as new copy of the signed, limited edition (copy #54 of 77) of Ken Bruen's 2006 novel, Priest. The fifth installment in Mr. Bruen's very popular "Jack Taylor" series. This edtion contains an appreciation by Simon Kernick. The book: • Signed by Mr. Bruen on the Limitation Page • Quarter-bound in brown, moroccan leather • Lovely, brown, hand-marbled paper covered boards • Titles stamped in gilt on the spine • Salmon topstain is in AS NEW condition, being unread and having been carefully stored since purchase. The glassine dustjacket is also in AS NEW condition. A beautiful, signed, limited edtion of this highly entertaining, Irish-noir novel from the masterful Ken Bruen and Scorpion Press. PLEASE NOTE: I use the following terms to describe book conditions ... AS NEW: The book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. This could be the description for a book that has been lost in a warehouse for years, never shelved, thumbed or even opened yet may still be some years old. FINE (F or FN): A Fine book approaches the condition of As New, but without being crisp. The book may have been opened and read, but there are no defects to the book, jacket or pages. NEAR FINE (NF): May have 1 or 2 very minor defects. VERY GOOD (VG): Used condition, same as above only it may have two or three more minor defects such as small tears, scratches, small stains to covers, or minor tears and creases to inside pages. GOOD (G): As above only it may have a split hinge, larger tears to covers, soiling or staining of covers, whatever the defect it should be described in detail. FAIR (FR): As above with folds and tears throughout, markings to content. POOR (PR): As above with loose bindings, missing and torn pages throughout. High bidder to make payment by Paypal. Media Mail with tracking is free. Priority Mail and/or Insurance will be arranged upon request and at additional charge to the high bidder. International bidders should please use eBay's Global Shipping Program for payment. Also, international bidders should make allowance for any shipping delay which may result from customs inspections and please note that import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. Thank you for your interest and Good Luck! EDITORIAL REVIEWS - FROM: KIRKUS When a pedophile priest is decapitated, private investigator, Jack Taylor (The Dramatist , 2006, etc.) seeks to get his own head on straight. A multi-substance-abuser of some standing, Jack Taylor has come within an eyelash of the ultimate crack-up. Sitting zombie-like in a wheelchair in a Galway mental hospital, he’s salvaged through the kindness of strangers—plus one female friend—and something inside him, some kernel untouched by booze, makes him want to reward the considerable effort required for his rescue. So, putting aside his “full quota of self-loathing,” he agrees to try to solve pro bono the riddle of the headless priest. Who hated Father Joyce enough to brutalize him? Any number of those brutalized by him when they were too young and powerless to defend themselves against a predator so authoritatively robed. Taylor focuses on a list of potential avengers, narrows them to three and discovers as he does how many ripples old crimes can create. Not that this is really news to him, inasmuch as his own old crimes continue to bring about shattering, inescapable punishment. As bleak and uncompromising a noir stylist as anyone working the genre. And there’s comfort for the squeamish: The insights are always sharp, the wit can flash and, anyway, you don’t read Bruen for his worldview. - 3/8/2007
