Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less is Jeffrey Archer's first novel, first published in hardback in 1976 by Jonathan Cape in Britain and Doubleday in America. After Harvey Metcalfe's sham oil company ruins four investors, the strangers band together to recover their money from him.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Doubleday, 1976
- First published
- Jonathan Cape, United Kingdom, 1976
The first edition of Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer was published in Garden City, New York by Doubleday in 1976. We track 3 editions.
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- Coronet1974 Paperback I own Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, Coronet 1974 Log in to want this
- Jonathan Cape1976 Hardback I own Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, Jonathan Cape 1976 Log in to want this
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- Editions recorded
- 70 on Open Library, 46 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 3 languages
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Who published the first edition of Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less?
The first edition of Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer was published in Garden City, New York by Doubleday in 1976.
How many editions of Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less are there?
We track 3 editions of Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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