Akunin Boris Translated Andrew Bromfield (24 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. translated by Andrew Bromfield (illustrator). Trade Paper. Mystery: One of Akunin's Sister Pelagia mysteries, this one involving a poisoned bulldog and what happens then. In an excellent trade paperback edition.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Advance Review Copy. Crsip, clean and tight showing light shelf wear only. Sticker inside front cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Cliff Nielsen; (illustrator). Later Printing. 229 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Cliff Nielsen. It is 1877 and war has broken out between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hard Back/Hard Covers. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Very Good +. First Edition. 236 pages. Cream background dustjacket with light wear to edges and corners. Red hardback binding with light wear to edges and corners. Slight yellowing to page-edges o/w very clean pages. Size: 8 3/4" Tall.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6'' 236 printed pages of text. ISBN 0297645528. Fine condition book, in near Fine condition dust wrapper with one small indent mark to the front cover, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0297645528 DETECTIVE | CRIME FICTION.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6'' 236 printed pages of text. ISBN 0297645528. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0297645528 DETECTIVE | CRIME FICTION.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 230 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 029764551X DETECTIVE | CRIME FICTION.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 330 printed pages of text. Small mark to the fore edge. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0297645536 DETECTIVE | CRIME FICTION.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original burgundy cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6'' 236 printed pages of text. ISBN 0297645528. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0297645528 DETECTIVE | CRIME FICTION.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 230 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 029764551X DETECTIVE | CRIME FICTION.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition in English. First impression of the first UK edition, and first edition in English translation, being translated from the Russian into English by Andrew Bromfield. The fifth title in the critically acclaimed crime fiction series of novels featuring the 19th-century James Bond, Erast Fandorin by Boris Akunin. ***Near fine in burgundy cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Top and tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. Boards clean and unmarked. Fore edge of page block slightly foxed. Slight reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, that has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £12.99. No creases, chips or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***328 pages. 224mm x 142mm. ***'Erast Fandorin has been described as 'the James Bond of the 19th century' - its difficult for a gentleman sleuth to keep his mind on a case when the new Dostoyevsky novel has just hit the shops'. ***'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 eight million copies in Russia alone. He lives in Moscow.' (Quotes taken from the dustwrapper flaps). ***'Chkhartishvili "prefers to work with historical material" and has been called the "undisputed champion" of Russian crime fiction given that as Boris Akunin he "has written more than a dozen crime novels and has been widely appreciated by discerning readers, and has been translated into many languages'. ***'After the collapse of the Soviet Union, many trashy detective novels were published that featured a lot of gore and sex. Akunin's wife, in common with many other Russians, started to enjoy reading this genre of literature. However, she did not want to be seen reading the novels and she always wrapped them in brown paper to prevent people from seeing what she was reading. This inspired Akunin to create a detective novel which nobody would be ashamed to be caught reading, something between the literature of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky and the pulp of modern Russian detective novels. He set out to write a cycle about Fandorin with an exploration of every subgenre of the detective novel in mind, from spies to serial killers. In addition, he wanted to address different types of human character in his books. As Akunin identified sixteen subgenres of crime novels, as well as sixteen character types, the novels in the Erast Fandorin series ultimately numbered sixteen, with the final novel, "Not Saying Goodbye", published in 2018. The series is titled New detective, or New Mystery. This title serves to set the novels apart from the postmodernist intellectual novels as well as from the trashy detective novels, but it is also a subtle play on the use of time in the novels.' ***'The first Fandorin novel, "The Winter Queen", was published in Russia in 1998, and the latest and the last one, "Not Saying Goodbye", in 2018. The English translations of the novels have been critically acclaimed by, among others, Ruth Rendell'. (Wiki) ***First UK edition of the fifth of the Erast Fandorin novels to be translated into English, in nice collectable condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition in English. First impression of the first UK edition, and first edition in English translation, being translated from the Russian into English by Andrew Bromfield. *** The fourth title in the critically acclaimed crime fiction series of novels featuring the 19th-century James Bond, Erast Fandorin by Boris Akunin. ***Very good in dark red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Top and tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. Boards clean and unmarked. Small foxing stain to the fore-edge of the page block, which affects the outer edges of some page margins, but doesn't affect the text. Slight spine lean. Spine tight. No inscriptions. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, that has not been price-clipped, showing the original publisher's printed price of £12.99. No creases. No tears. Front and rear panels and spine of dustwrapper bright. ***330 pages. 224 mm x 142 mm. ***'Erast Fandorin returns to Moscow after an absence of six years, only to find himself instantly embroiled in court politics and scandal. His old friend Genral Sobolev - the famous 'Russian Achilles' - has been found dead in a hotel room, and Fandorin suspects foul play. Using his now-famous powers of detection - powers that belie his twenty-six years - Fandorin embarks on an investigation, in which the political and the personal become dangerously blurred. With the assistance of some formidable martial-arts skills, acquired whilst Fandorin was in Japan, our eccentric and ingenious hero must endeavour to discover not so much whodunit, as why.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper). ***'The Russian Ian Fleming - Akunin's accomplished writing is a treat' Ruth Rendell.' ***'There is a hint of Gogol, more than a hint of Tolstoy and a generous dollop of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Akunin is the most playful of writers.' The Telegraph (Review quotes about "The Winter Queen" & "Turkish Gambit" from back panel of the dustwrapper). ***'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 eight million copies in Russia alone. He lives in Moscow.' (Quote taken from rear flap of dustwrapper). ***'Chkhartishvili "prefers to work with historical material" and has been called the "undisputed champion" of Russian crime fiction given that as Boris Akunin he "has written more than a dozen crime novels and has been widely appreciated by discerning readers, and has been translated into many languages. ***The first Fandorin novel, "The Winter Queen", was published in Russia in 1998, and the latest and the last one, "Not Saying Goodbye", in 2018. The English translations of the novels have been critically acclaimed by, among others, Ruth Rendell. [Wiki] ***First UK edition of the fourth of the Erast Fandorin novels to be translated into English. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition in English. First impression of the first UK edition, and first edition in English translation, being translated from the Russian into English by Andrew Bromfield. *** The sixth title in the critically acclaimed crime fiction series of novels featuring the 19th-century James Bond, Erast Fandorin by Boris Akunin. ***Near fine in dark red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. Boards clean and unmarked. Slight spine lean. Spine tight. Pages bright and clean. No inscriptions. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, that has not been price-clipped, showing the original publisher's printed price of £12.99. No creases. No tears. Front and rear panels and spine of dustwrapper bright. ***300 pages. 224 mm x 142 mm. ***'A barnstorming success'. Time Out ***'What Akunin's books have in common is charm, elegant writing, abundant wit - and Erast Fandorin - he is a delightful character like no other in crime fiction.' The Times (Critical praise for Boris Akunin taken from the back panel of the dustwrapper). ***'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 eight million copies in Russia alone. He lives in Moscow.' (Quote taken from rear flap of dustwrapper). ***'Chkhartishvili "prefers to work with historical material" and has been called the "undisputed champion" of Russian crime fiction given that as Boris Akunin he "has written more than a dozen crime novels and has been widely appreciated by discerning readers, and has been translated into many languages. ***The first Fandorin novel, "The Winter Queen", was published in Russia in 1998, and the latest and the last one, "Not Saying Goodbye", in 2018. The English translations of the novels have been critically acclaimed by, among others, Ruth Rendell. [Wiki] ***First UK edition of the sixth of the Erast Fandorin novels to be translated into English. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First UK edition, first impression. Some very minor edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, not price clipped (£12.99), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 230pp. The Russo-Turkish war is at a critical juncture, and Erast Fandorin, broken-hearted and disillusioned, has gone to the front in an attempt to forget his sorrows. Captured by the Turks, he wins his freedom in a game of backgammon, before finding himself the unlikely rescuer of Varvara Suvorova - a 'progressive' Russian woman trying to make her way to the Russian headquarters to join her fiancé. Fandorin's efforts to steer clear of affairs of state are thwarted when a traitor is discovered within the Russian camp. Within days, Varvara's fiancé has been accused of treason, a Turkish victory looms on the horizon, and there are rumours that one of Lady Astair's Azazel orphans may be making his own bid for power. Our reluctant gentleman sleuth will need to resurrect all of his dormant powers of detection if he is to unmask the traitor, help the Russians to victory and smooth the path of young love in the third sparkling page-turner from Boris Akunin.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. The second novel in this highly touted series. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition in English. First impression of the first UK edition, and first edition in English translation, being translated from the Russian into English by Andrew Bromfield. *** The seventh title in the critically acclaimed crime fiction series of novels featuring the 19th-century James Bond, Erast Fandorin by Boris Akunin. ***Near fine in dark blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Light foxing stains to the fore-edge of the text block not affecting the interior pages. Tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. Boards clean and unmarked. Slight spine lean. Spine tight. Pages bright and clean. No inscriptions. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, that has not been price-clipped, showing the original publisher's printed price of £16.99. No creases. No tears. Front and rear panels and spine of dustwrapper bright. ***311 pages. 224 mm x 142 mm. ***'Intricate, incredible, pleasurable'. The Literary Review ***'The Russian Ian Fleming - Akunin's accomplished writing is a treat' Ruth Rendell.' (Critical praise for Boris Akunin taken from the back panel of the dustwrapper). ***'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 eight million copies in Russia alone. He lives in Moscow.' (Quote taken from rear flap of dustwrapper). ***'Chkhartishvili "prefers to work with historical material" and has been called the "undisputed champion" of Russian crime fiction given that as Boris Akunin he "has written more than a dozen crime novels and has been widely appreciated by discerning readers, and has been translated into many languages. ***The first Fandorin novel, "The Winter Queen", was published in Russia in 1998, and the latest and the last one, "Not Saying Goodbye", in 2018. The English translations of the novels have been critically acclaimed by, among others, Ruth Rendell. [Wiki] ***First UK edition of the seventh of the Erast Fandorin novels to be translated into English. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition in English. First impression of the first UK edition, and first edition in English translation, being translated from the Russian into English by Andrew Bromfield. *** The first title in the critically acclaimed crime fiction series of novels featuring the 19th-century James Bond, Erast Fandorin by Boris Akunin. ***Near fine in blue cloth-covered boards with silver titles to the spine. Head and tail of spine very slightly creased. Boards clean and unmarked. Corners sharp. Page block edges slightly foxed and tanned. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £9.99. No creases, chips or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***249 pages. 224mm x 142mm. ***'Erast Fandorin has been described as 'the James Bond of the 19th century' - its difficult for a gentleman sleuth to keep his mind on a case when the new Dostoyevsky novel has just hit the shops'. ***'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 eight million copies in Russia alone. He lives in Moscow.' (Quotes taken from the dustwrapper flaps). ***'Chkhartishvili "prefers to work with historical material" and has been called the "undisputed champion" of Russian crime fiction given that as Boris Akunin he "has written more than a dozen crime novels and has been widely appreciated by discerning readers, and has been translated into many languages'. ***'After the collapse of the Soviet Union, many trashy detective novels were published that featured a lot of gore and sex. Akunin's wife, in common with many other Russians, started to enjoy reading this genre of literature. However, she did not want to be seen reading the novels and she always wrapped them in brown paper to prevent people from seeing what she was reading. This inspired Akunin to create a detective novel which nobody would be ashamed to be caught reading, something between the literature of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky and the pulp of modern Russian detective novels. He set out to write a cycle about Fandorin with an exploration of every subgenre of the detective novel in mind, from spies to serial killers. In addition, he wanted to address different types of human character in his books. As Akunin identified sixteen subgenres of crime novels, as well as sixteen character types, the novels in the Erast Fandorin series ultimately numbered sixteen, with the final novel, "Not Saying Goodbye", published in 2018. The series is titled New detective, or New Mystery. This title serves to set the novels apart from the postmodernist intellectual novels as well as from the trashy detective novels, but it is also a subtle play on the use of time in the novels.' ***'The first Fandorin novel, "The Winter Queen", was published in Russia in 1998, and the latest and the last one, "Not Saying Goodbye", in 2018. The English translations of the novels have been critically acclaimed by, among others, Ruth Rendell'. (Wiki) ***First UK edition of the first of the Erast Fandorin novels to be translated into English, in nice collectable condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition in English. First impression of the first UK edition, and first edition in English translation, being translated from the Russian into English by Andrew Bromfield. *** The eighth title in the critically acclaimed crime fiction series of novels featuring the 19th-century James Bond, Erast Fandorin by Boris Akunin. ***Near fine in red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. No bumps. No creases. Corners sharp. Boards clean and unmarked. Spine tight. Pages bright and clean. No inscriptions. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, that has not been price-clipped, showing the original publisher's printed price of £16.99. No tears. No creases. Front and rear panels and spine of dustwrapper bright. ***263 pages. 224 mm x 142 mm. ***'Hilarious and dashing Erast Fandorin, Akunin's debonair Russian Sherlock Holmes - just seems to get better and better - his plots are intricate and tantalizing - they are unputdownable and great fun. This is a stunning continuation of form from a Russian author whose thriller writing is world class'. Sunday Express ***'A witty, rip-roaring thrill-fest'. Time Out (Critical praise for Boris Akunin from the back panel of the dustwrapper). ***'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 eight million copies in Russia alone. He lives in Moscow.' (Quote taken from rear flap of dustwrapper). ***'Chkhartishvili "prefers to work with historical material" and has been called the "undisputed champion" of Russian crime fiction given that as Boris Akunin he "has written more than a dozen crime novels and has been widely appreciated by discerning readers, and has been translated into many languages. ***The first Fandorin novel, "The Winter Queen", was published in Russia in 1998, and the latest and the last one, "Not Saying Goodbye", in 2018. The English translations of the novels have been critically acclaimed by, among others, Ruth Rendell. [Wiki] ***First UK edition of the eighth of the Erast Fandorin novels to be translated into English, in nice collectible condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition in English. Eight first impressions of the first editions in English translation, being translated from the Russian into English by Andrew Bromfield. ***All eight books are either very good or near fine in cloth-covered boards. There is some foxing to the page block edges of some of the books. All have no inscriptions. All eight titles in their original dustwrappers, in near fine condition. ***Individual descriptions of each book can be gleaned from the separate listings of the books on ABE. ***Each volume: 224mm x 142mm. 2247 pages in total. ***A set of the first eight titles in the critically acclaimed crime fiction series of novels with the 19th-century James Bond, Erast Fandorin by Boris Akunin. ***'Chkhartishvili "prefers to work with historical material" and has been called the "undisputed champion" of Russian crime fiction given that as Boris Akunin he "has written more than a dozen crime novels and has been widely appreciated by discerning readers, and has been translated into many languages'. ***'After the collapse of the Soviet Union, many trashy detective novels were published that featured a lot of gore and sex. Akunin's wife, in common with many other Russians, started to enjoy reading this genre of literature. However, she did not want to be seen reading the novels and she always wrapped them in brown paper to prevent people from seeing what she was reading. This inspired Akunin to create a detective novel which nobody would be ashamed to be caught reading, something between the literature of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky and the pulp of modern Russian detective novels. He set out to write a cycle about Fandorin with an exploration of every subgenre of the detective novel in mind, from spies to serial killers. In addition, he wanted to address different types of human character in his books. As Akunin identified sixteen subgenres of crime novels, as well as sixteen character types, the novels in the Erast Fandorin series ultimately numbered sixteen, with the final novel, "Not Saying Goodbye", published in 2018. The series is titled New detective, or New Mystery. This title serves to set the novels apart from the postmodernist intellectual novels as well as from the trashy detective novels, but it is also a subtle play on the use of time in the novels.' ***'The first Fandorin novel, "The Winter Queen", was published in Russia in 1998, and the latest and the last one, "Not Saying Goodbye", in 2018. The English translations of the novels have been critically acclaimed by, among others, Ruth Rendell'. (Wiki) ***First UK editions of the first eight of the Erast Fandorin novels, translated into English, in nice collectable condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.