Goldengirl by Peter Lear (31 results)

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

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

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

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Later Printing. book is in good condition with a good jacket. binding is tight but slightly cocked. usual library markings. little shelf wear. in protective mylar. some soiling. ffp has been removed. small nick to mylar in front.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fair. wrapper creases, edgewear. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Binding is very loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. vg/g+, edge wear and spotting to dj. Sports/Novel; 2728.

Condition: Good. Boards have little wear and light toning. Pages tanned with some spotting. Complete DJ with toning.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear, tears and sun fading.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

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

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine in a Fine jacket. 1st Printing.

First edition, brown boards, gilt title to spine, 378pp, VG+ (v sl foxed edges, prev owner name stamp to title page and 3 locations in contents) d/w in plastic, NF (v sl rubbed) Pseudynom of Peter Lovesey.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue paper-covered boards with yellow backstrip, black lettering. Minor bump to head and heel of spine, edges rubbed. Clean, tight, white, no marks, rear endpaper torn out. Unclipped DJ with $8.95 price shows mild edgewear. "A perfect blond Amazon: 6'2" of physical perfection. A young woman about to achieve the dream of a lifetime, three gold medals at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Around her a small secret group of men who have invested in her talent now wait for payoff. The more Jack Dryden learns about project Goldengirl, the less he likes it. After witnessing the bizarre training regimen much too late Dryden discovers Goldengirl is not a superwoman, but a Frankenstein monster.".

Vintage studio still photograph of Curt Jurgens from the 1979 film. Based on the 1977 novel by Peter Lear. A neo-Nazi scientist tests his technology to create a physically 'superior' human on his young daughter. He enters her in a few races at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and makes money off her likeness. Set in Moscow, shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The jacket is slightly shelf rubbed.Internally clean.Excellent binding.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Second Impression. Hardcover. 377 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Cassell, UK, 1977. Second Impression. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Thrillers; ISBN: 0304298484. ISBN/EAN: 9780304298488. Inventory No: 07110440. The photo of this book is of the actual book for sale.

8vo. pp [iv], 377, [3]. Colour illustrated wraps. Signed by the author at the first endpaper; "For Dave, with every good wish, Peter (Lear) Lovesey. Sept 1978." Peter Lear was the Pseudonym of Peter Lovesey. ISBN: 0583128580 Good condition. Pages tanned throughout, and a little foxed at prelims. Some surface rubbing to covers and a little sunned at spine.

Condition: Bueno. Ed. Grijalbo. 1978. Cartone con sobrecubierta. 20X13. 460 PP.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED by PETER LEAR " Peter Lovesey, aka Peter Lear) " on title page. Hardbound in dust jacket. 1st edition. Minor wear to dust jacket, otherwise very good. Signed by Author(s).

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed with a dedication by the author as Peter Lear (A.K.A. Peter Lovesey). Slight bump to bottom front corner and a small dent in the bottom edge of the front panel. Slight trace of a price in pencil to the front free endpaper. Page edges a little browned with a small black mark near the spine on the top edges and some other light marks to the top edges. The pages are a little browned but are otherwise clean and unmarked. Jacket has slight edge creasing. First printing. Signed by Author(s).

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Bien. Dust Jacket Condition: Aceptable. G51184 Grijalbo, 1978. 460 pp. Sobrecubierta ligeramente deteriorada. żSon los atletas personas humanas o son simplemente robots manipulados por intereses ajenos al mundo del deporte? He aquí un libro que pone el dedo en la llaga de uno de los problemas más agudos del deporte.

His first non-Lovesey title. Card wraps with the dustwrapper (as issued). Seldom seen title. VG+ in VG+ dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Publishers brown cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Binding tight, boards clean and corners square. Previous owners neat ink name and date to front free endpaper. Content clean and bright. Jacket not clipped (not priced) with light edge rubbing and creasing. Overall, a nice copy. Not ex-library. 377 pp. All books are individually described. All overseas orders are sent airmail by Royal Mail International Tracked.

Athletics novel by Peter Lovesey. The story of Goldengirl, who was programmed to take the 1980 Moscow Olympics by storm. How was it possible that this superbly built 19 year old honey-blonde could achieve so much from nowhere and earn a fortune for her backers? 8vo. 377pp. Dust-wrapper. Very good condition.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. [Sports Dystopia] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[4] 377 [3]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket priced at £3.95. Light rubbing, bumping and sunning out outer edges of binding and jacket. Near fine. A novel exploring the possible consequences, should Nazi eugenics and American marketing have ever come together in the world of professional sport. Signed.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. An excellent signed first edition of this psychological novel set at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Signed by the author to the title page.The first edition, first impression of this work.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.The 'Goldengirl' is Goldine Serafin, a superb American runner expected to take victory at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. However, when marketing man Jack Dryden is invited to join the consortium in wait for her win's payoff, a more sinister picture is revealed about her adoptive father.From British author Peter Lovesey, written here under his pseudonym Peter Lear. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with only minor bumping to the spine head and tail. Dust wrapper is very smart, with edge wear, heaviest to the spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine. signed by author. book.