Books Are Basic
by Marshall, John David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0816509522
- ISBN 13
- 9780816509522
- Seller
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Lake Elsinore, California, United States
Item Price
NZ$30.64NZ$21.45
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About This Item
Tucson, AZ: Arizona. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). 0816509522 . Second printing, DJ spine faded, and light wear on head edge. The edges of the end pages are also slightly faded, else a beautiful copy bound in off black cloth w/gilded title and signature. From the flap: Author-librarians are rarely represented in books of quotations. Most of what they write is neither very memorable nor quotable. Lawrence Clark Powell is the exception, A collection of quotes derived from Powll's books articles essays, and reviews . .
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- Bookseller
- E Ridge fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002480
- Title
- Books Are Basic
- Author
- Marshall, John David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0816509522
- ISBN 13
- 9780816509522
- Publisher
- Arizona
- Place of Publication
- Tucson, AZ
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Books On Reading Quotations, Authorship, Bibliography, Westways, Books Of The Southwest, Books On Books;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books About Books;
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