Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK The text is in English. The cover of the first installment of the Mortal Instruments series, City of Bones. Read all the sensational books in The Shadowhunter Chronicles: The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, The Bane Chronicles, The Dark Artifices, The Last Hours and The Shadowhunter`s Codex.-> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is BCA in 2007 booksalvation have grade it as Acceptable and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Mortal Instruments Series. This edition contains exclusive bonus content as well as a map and a new foreword by Cassandra Clare. Irresistibly drawn towards a group of demon hunters, Clary encounters the dark side of New York City and the dangers of forbidden love. 1 bestselling series that has swept the globe, City of Bones is also a major movie and Shadowhunters, the TV series based on the book, is currently airing on Netflix. About The Book:- This book has some minor water damage however it is still readable please bear this in mind before purchasing >First in Cassandra Clare`s internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series about the Shadowhunters.
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