Congo
by Michael Crichton
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Neaqr Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394513924
- ISBN 13
- 9780394513928
- Seller
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Roseburg, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Quarter bound black and red boards with blind stamp "Congo" on front cover. Gilt lettering on spine. No corner bumps, no marks, text clean, binding tight, book square.
DJ is not price clipped, original $10.95 price intact. Slight age toning to DJ cover. Otherwise near fine.
This was Michael Crichton's fifth novel under his own name. He was paid a $1.5 million advance for the novel, screenplay, and directing fee from 20th Century Fox. This caused Crichton a problem, as he had only completed novels before negotiating film adaptation rights, this advance before the novel was even written plunged him into severe writer's block. He used isolation tank therapy to treat this block , and eventually finished the book, which became a best-seller.
If you are a Crichton fan, then this book belongs in your collection.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bonnie Lane Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01-24-2023-05
- Title
- Congo
- Author
- Michael Crichton
- Format/Binding
- Tight
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Neaqr Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394513924
- ISBN 13
- 9780394513928
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- new York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 343
- Size
- 8 1/2" x 5 7/8"
- Keywords
- Novel, Science Fiction, Adventure Fiction
Terms of Sale
Bonnie Lane Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bonnie Lane Books
Biblio member since 2022
Roseburg, Oregon
About Bonnie Lane Books
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