I always think that a genuine friend is like a genuine antique - you'd go a long way to find one and you'd do anything to stop one getting broken. When an Italian gentleman made me an offer I couldn't refuse, stopping my friends from getting broken meant stealing a very valuable antique. 'Somebody else has got my antique and I want it back,' was how he put it. 'Who has it?' I asked. Without a flicker of a smile he replied, 'The Pope.' If you think of the Vatican as a big church where the Pope ...
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I always think that a genuine friend is like a genuine antique - you'd go a long way to find one and you'd do anything to stop one getting broken. When an Italian gentleman made me an offer I couldn't refuse, stopping my friends from getting broken meant stealing a very valuable antique. 'Somebody else has got my antique and I want it back,' was how he put it. 'Who has it?' I asked. Without a flicker of a smile he replied, 'The Pope.' If you think of the Vatican as a big church where the Pope lives, then think again. It is a complete walled city with its own shops, its own bank and its own armed security in the shape of the ridiculously costumed Swiss Guards. Look a bit daft, don't they? But they're well trained and well armed young men. Well, if stealing antiques from the Pope was easy, everybody would be doing it, wouldn't they?
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Add this copy of The Vatican Rip (Lovejoy Mystery) to cart. $8.82, fair condition, Sold by Gulf Coast Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cypress, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Penguin Books.
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Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Lovejoy Mystery. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. No remainder mark.
Add this copy of The Vatican Rip (Lovejoy Mystery) to cart. $10.96, good condition, Sold by Redux Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wyoming, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Penguin Books.
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Good. Size: 4x0x6; Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear. Cover may be different than pictured.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
Add this copy of The Vatican Rip (Lovejoy Mystery) to cart. $11.79, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Penguin Group.
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Good. Good condition. Mass Market Paperback edition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Add this copy of The Vatican Rip to cart. $14.99, very good condition, Sold by Russell Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Victoria, BC, CANADA, published 2013 by Constable.
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Good++ Good++ Dust Jacket. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7+"-9+" tall. X-library: date sheet, stamp & Upc sticker on fep. Stamp on copyright page. Light edgewear to book. Dust jacket in a mylar cover and had been taped down to book covers. Printing info line is as follows: "s 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". Clean text.
Add this copy of The Vatican Rip to cart. $20.46, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1982 by Ticknor & Fields.
Add this copy of The Vatican Rip to cart. $35.00, like new condition, Sold by carl clark rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Naples, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1981 by Book Club Associates-Wm Collins & Sons.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. 221 p. Fine copy, well cared for from my personal library., read once, there appears to be a very small nick in the dust jacket, otherwise no marks or tears, dust jacket covered in mylar. stated first edition Book Club Associates 1981
Add this copy of The Vatican Rip: a Lovejoy Novel of Suspense to cart. $42.00, like new condition, Sold by Old Book Shop of Bordentown rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bordentown, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1982 by Ticknor & Fields.
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Fine in near fine jacket. First American edition of the fifth Lovejoy mystery. In this entry, rogue antiques dealer Lovejoy is engaged to "re-acquire" a rare piece---from the Pope. Basis for the wonderful TV series featuring Ian McShane in the title role. A tight, fine copy in near fine dust jacket with a couple of minor flaws.
