New York: Delacorte Press, 1993. INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the half title page. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. The bright and shiny jacket would also be FINE but for an inadvertant crease to the rear turn-in (inner) flap. NO chips. NO tears. NOT price clipped ($23.95). NOT a library discard. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. First Printing of the First Edition with "NOVEMBER 1993" and complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original black boards, with a black cloth spine. Stamped in bright gold on the spine and with a gilt facsimile of the author's signature on the front cover. From the dust jacket: "In 1866, tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School. A young student drowns in a mysterious accident involving a small circle of boys� The drowning and its aftermath initiate a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many lives. From the exclusive men's club and brothels that cater to every dark desire of London's upper classes to the dazzling ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of the world's wealth, Ken Follett conjures up a stunning array of contrasts� A DANGEROUS FORTUNE portrays a family splintered by lust yet bound inexorably by a shared legacy and brings us men and women swept toward a perilous climax where greed, fed by the shocking truth of a boy's death, must be stopped - or not just one man's dreams, but those of a nation, will die.". INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. (vi), 534pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

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Title

A Dangerous Fortune

Publisher

Delacorte Press, New York

Publication Date

1993

Language

English

ISBN 10

0385311214

ISBN 13

9780385311212

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

NOT a library discard

Edition

First Printing of the First Edition.

Condition

Fine condition

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good dust jacket

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Signed by Author(s)

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In 1866, tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School. A young student drowns in a mysterious accident involving a small circle of boys. The drowning and its aftermath initiates a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many loves... From the exclusive men's club and brothels that cater to every dark desire of London's upper classes to the dazzling ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of the world's wealth, Ken Follett conjures up a stunning array of contrasts. This breathtaking novel portrays a family splintered by lust, bound by a shared legacy... men and women swept toward a perilous climax where greed, fed by the shocking truth of a boy's death, must be stopped, or not just one man's dreams, but those of a nation, will die...

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gedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School. A young student drowns in a mysterious accident involving a small circle of boys. The drowning and its aftermath initiates a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many loves... From the exclusive men's club and brothels that cater to every dark desire of London's upper classes to the dazzling ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of the world's wealth, Ken Follett conjures up a stunning array of contrasts. This breathtaking novel portrays a family splintered by lust, bound by a shared legacy... men and women swept toward a perilous climax where greed, fed by the shocking truth of a boy's death, must be stopped, or not just one man's dreams, but those of a nation, will die...

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