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The Extraordinary Mr. Wilkes: His Life and Times
by Kronenberger, Louis;
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 038505131X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385051316
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 269; G+/G-; dark beige spine with black and green text; dust jacket has some darkened tone toward edges; few chips to edges; cloth has slight wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has age toned exterior edges; illustrated endpapers; illustrated; interior clean; tight binding. 1333625. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1333625
- Title
- The Extraordinary Mr. Wilkes: His Life and Times
- Author
- Kronenberger, Louis;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 038505131X
- ISBN 13
- 9780385051316
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1974
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Text Block
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