FOLLETT, KEN.. THE SHAKEOUT.. Harwood-Smart Publishing, [1975]., [London], 1975.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine bright copy in dust jacket. First adult novel to be published using his own name. Introduces Piers Roper. Roper is an industrial spy who works for a man known only as "Palmer". He takes on a rival spy network to manipulate a major takeover but he finds more than he bargained for among the bitter politics and infighting. Sharp copy.

Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.

Follett, Ken. The Shakeout. Harwood-Smart, London, 1975.

Price: US$579.00 + shipping

Description: SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on a special, decorative bookplate. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET. 1ST PRINTING. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. Author's first book to be published under his own name. Also, the first hardcover book Follett published. His earlier titles were only published in paperback. HANDSOME, COLLECTIBLE COPY!

Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.