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Eaters of the Dead
by Crichton, Michael
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- very GOOD/ ACCEPTABLE
- ISBN 10
- 0394494008
- ISBN 13
- 9780394494005
- Seller
-
Hyattsville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Knopf, 1976-03-12. First edition. hardcover. very GOOD/ ACCEPTABLE. 6x1x9. Unmarked hardcover in unclipped jacket and the cloth boards look as the listing image with the decorative gilt design on 3/4 red paper and 1/4 black cloth spine with gilt title. Top page edges are tinted red. Stated First Edition. 193 pages. Dust jacket has wear at all corners. Appears to have marks from soiled fingertips along front and rear DJ flaps and both flyleaves but text pages are clean.
Synopsis
Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922 (later republished as The 13th Warrior to correspond with the film adaption of the novel) is a 1976 novel by Michael Crichton. The story is about a 10th-century Muslim who travels with a group of Vikings to their settlement. Crichton explains in an appendix that the book was based on two sources.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Harper Books LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85231W
- Title
- Eaters of the Dead
- Author
- Crichton, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very GOOD
- Jacket Condition
- ACCEPTABLE
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394494008
- ISBN 13
- 9780394494005
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976-03-12
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 13 oz
Terms of Sale
Robert Harper Books LLC
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About the Seller
Robert Harper Books LLC
Biblio member since 2016
Hyattsville, Maryland
About Robert Harper Books LLC
Used bookstore in Hyattsville, MD 20781. 25,000 used books, cds and dvds for sale. Readings and live music.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
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- Acceptable
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- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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