- Keyword = botswana
-
DIE AGAIN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Ballantine, (2014.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Thriller set in Botswana, where all except one member of a wilderness safari are murdered and in Boston, where a big game hunter and taxidermist is found gutted and hung. Features medical examiner Maura Isles and homicide detective Jane Rizzoli. SIGNED on the title page. 320 pp. ISBN: 978-0345543851.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 75208More details Price: $30.00 -
POLITICS IN AFRICA: The Former British Territories
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Norton, 1973. dj. Hardcover first edition - Originally published in the UK under the title 'Politics in Ex-British Africa.' A title in the Comparative Modern Governments series. Suggestions for further reading, index. Map. xx, 236 pp. ISBN: 0-393055167.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (prev owner's name stamped on title page)
Book ID: 85971More details Price: $20.00 -
POLITICS IN AFRICA: The Former British Territories
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Norton, 1973. dj. Hardcover first edition - Originally published in the UK under the title 'Politics in Ex-British Africa.' A title in the Comparative Modern Governments series. Suggestions for further reading, index. Map. xx, 236 pp. ISBN: 0-393055167.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 31406More details Price: $21.50 -
MORTALS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Hardcover first edition - The second novel by the author the National Book Award winning "Mating." Set in Botswana in southern Africa in the mid 1990s, this chronicles the misadventures of three American expats. Glossary. 715 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-679406220.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 75969More details Price: $18.50 -
IN THE COMPANY OF CHEERFUL LADIES.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Pantheon, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Gamborone, the capital of Botswana and featuring Precious Ramotswe and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Basis for the HBO series. 233 pp. ISBN: 0-375422714.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 56939More details Price: $15.00 -
MORALITY FOR BEAUTIFUL GIRLS.
Edition: Trade paperback original - first printing.
New York: Anchor Books, (2002). SIGNED first edition - The third book in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series by this Scottish writer who was born in Rhodesia (now Zimbawe). Precious Ramotswe, founder and owner of the detective agency is hired to investigate the alleged poisoning of the brother of an important Government Man, and the moral character of the four finalists of the Miss Beauty and Integrity Contest. SIGNED on the title page. 227 pp plus 1 pp advertising the next book in the series. ISBN: 1-400031362.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 80903More details Price: $30.00 -
BLUE SHOES AND HAPPINESS.
Edition: First printing.
Edinburgh: Polygon, (2006.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Seventh novel set in Gamborone, the capital of Botswana and featuring Precious Ramotswe and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. SIGNED on the title page. 233 pp. Illustrated endpapers. ISBN: 1-904598633.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 78070More details Price: $28.50 -
IN THE COMPANY OF CHEERFUL LADIES.
Edition: First printing.
Edinburgh: Polygon, (2004.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel set in Gamborone, the capital of Botswana and featuring Precious Ramotswe and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. SIGNED on the title page. Basis for the HBO series. 231 pp. ISBN: 1-904598064.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 77344More details Price: $30.00 -
TEA TIME FOR THE TRADITIONALLY BUILT.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Pantheon, (2009.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Gamborone, the capital of Botswana and featuring Precious Ramotswe and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Basis for the HBO series. 212 pp. ISBN: 978-0-375424496.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 76929More details Price: $15.00 -
THE KALAHARI TYPING SCHOOL FOR MEN.
Edition: Trade paperback.
New York: Anchor Books, (2004.). Fourth novel set in Gamborone, the capital of Botswana and featuring Precious Ramotswe and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. 191 pp. ISBN: 0-37542217X.
Condition: Fine.
Book ID: 51673More details Price: $9.00 -
THE MIRACLE AT SPEEDY MOTORS.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Pantheon, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Ninth novel set in Gamborone, the capital of Botswana and featuring Precious Ramotswe and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Basis for the HBO series. 214 pp. ISBN: 9780375424489.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 50448More details Price: $15.00 -
TEA TIME FOR THE TRADITIONALLY BUILT.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Pantheon, (2009.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Tenth novel set in Gamborone, the capital of Botswana and featuring Precious Ramotswe and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Basis for the HBO series. 212 pp. ISBN: 9780375424496.
Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket (tear to dj at side of spine.)
Book ID: 50447More details Price: $12.50 -
THE KALAHARI TYPING SCHOOL FOR MEN,
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Pantheon, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED bookplate pasted onto front endpaper. Fourth novel set in Gamborone, the capital of Botswana and featuring Precious Ramotswe and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. 186 pp. ISBN: 0-37542217X.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 49370More details Price: $20.00 -
GOOD HUSBAND OF ZEBRA DRIVE.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Pantheon, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Seventh novel set in Gamborone, the capital of Botswana and featuring Precious Ramotswe and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. 198 pp. ISBN: 0-375-422737.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 44540More details Price: $15.00 -
BLUE SHOES AND HAPPINESS.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Pantheon, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Seventh novel set in Gamborone, the capital of Botswana and featuring Precious Ramotswe and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. 198 pp. ISBN: 0-375-422722.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 44539More details Price: $12.50 -
THE FULL CUPBOARD OF LIFE.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Pantheon, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Fifth novel set in Gamborone, the capital of Botswana and featuring Precious Ramotswe and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. 198 pp. ISBN: 0-375422188.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 43192More details Price: $18.00 -
THE TEARS OF THE GIRAFFE.
Edition: Trade paperback.
New York: Anchor Books, (2002.). Novel set in Gamborone, the capital of Botswana and featuring Precious Ramotswe and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. 227 pp. ISBN: 1-4000-31354.
Condition: Fine
Book ID: 38472More details Price: $10.00 -
THE FULL CUPBOARD OF LIFE.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Pantheon, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Fifth novel set in Gamborone, the capital of Botswana and featuring Precious Ramotswe and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. 198 pp. ISBN: 0-375422188.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (peeled spot on front endpaper, short closed tear to rear cover of dj.)
Book ID: 38216More details Price: $14.00 -
THE KALAHARI TYPING SCHOOL FOR MEN,
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Pantheon, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED by Smith on the title page, Fourth novel set in Gamborone, the capital of Botswana and featuring Precious Ramotswe and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. 186 pp. ISBN: 0-37542217X.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 36326More details Price: $35.00 -
A CARRION DEATH: Introducing Detective Kubu.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - From the dust jacket: "A memorable detective makes his debut in this gritty, mesmerizing thriller. Set amid the beauty and darkness of contemporary Africa, [this] is the first entry in an evocative new series cutting to the heart of today's Botswana - a modern democracy threatened by unstable neighbors, poachers, and diamond smugglers. Those trying to expose the corrupt ringleaders will gind themselves fighting for their lives." SIGNED by both authors on the title page (Sears as Michael, Trollip as Stanley) Recommended. Glossary. 467 pp. ISBN: 0-06-1252409.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 50833More details Price: $40.00 -
THE SECOND DEATH OF GOODLUCK TINUBU: A Detective Kubu Mystery.
Edition: 2nd printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2009.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The second mystery featuring Detective David "Kubu" Bengu. A Zimbabwean teacher and another tourist have been found bludgeoned to death in a normally peaceful wilderness camp. SIGNED by both authors on the title page (Sears as Michael, Trollip as Stanley) Recommended. Glossary. 468 pp. ISBN: 0-06-1252409.
Condition: Very good in near fine dust jacket (remainder mark, toning to edges of textblock)
Book ID: 62860More details Price: $27.50 -
THE SECOND DEATH OF GOODLUCK TINUBU: A Detective Kubu Mystery.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Harper Collins, (2009.). SIGNED first edition - The second mystery featuring Detective David "Kubu" Bengu. A Zimbabwean teacher and another tourist have been found bludgeoned to death in a normally peaceful wilderness camp. SIGNED by both authors on the title page (Sears as Michael, Trollip as Stanley) Recommended. Glossary. 468 pp.
Condition: Very good only in illustrated wrappers (crease down middle of front cover, some toning to the edge of textblock)
Book ID: 62920More details Price: $28.50 -
THE SECOND DEATH OF GOODLUCK TINUBU: A Detective Kubu Mystery.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2009.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second mystery featuring Detective David "Kubu" Bengu. A Zimbabwean teacher and another tourist have been found bludgeoned to death in a normally peaceful wilderness camp. Recommended. SIGNED on the title page by both authors (Sears as Michael, Trollip as Stanley)Glossary. 468 pp. ISBN: 0-06-1252409.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 62959More details Price: $35.00 -
A CARRION DEATH: Introducing Detective Kubu.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - From the dust jacket: "A memorable detective makes his debut in this gritty, mesmerizing thriller. Set amid the beauty and darkness of contemporary Africa, [this] is the first entry in an evocative new series cutting to the heart of today's Botswana - a modern democracy threatened by unstable neighbors, poachers, and diamond smugglers. Those trying to expose the corrupt ringleaders will find themselves fighting for their lives." SIGNED by both authors on the title page (Sears as Michael, Trollip as Stanley) Recommended. Glossary. 467 pp. ISBN: 0-06-1252409.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (toning to upper edge of textblock, but otherwise a tight clean copy)
Book ID: 71492More details Price: $35.00 -
A CARRION DEATH: Introducing Detective Kubu.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - From the dust jacket: "A memorable detective makes his debut in this gritty, mesmerizing thriller. Set amid the beauty and darkness of contemporary Africa, [this] is the first entry in an evocative new series cutting to the heart of today's Botswana - a modern democracy threatened by unstable neighbors, poachers, and diamond smugglers. Those trying to expose the corrupt ringleaders will gind themselves fighting for their lives." SIGNED on the title page. Recommended. Glossary. 467 pp. ISBN: 0-06-1252409.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 81068More details Price: $40.00
