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FAR TORTUGA: A Novel
by Peter Matthiessen
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
-
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House, 1975. FIrst Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Signed on the half title page. Modest wear and toning to the edges of the boards. No other marks or notes. Dust jacket is bright with minor shelf wear, is price clipped and is now protected in a new mylar cover. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Swan Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 295916
- Title
- FAR TORTUGA: A Novel
- Author
- Peter Matthiessen
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good binding
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIrst Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
Terms of Sale
Black Swan Books, Inc.
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About the Seller
Black Swan Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2006
Richmond, Virginia
About Black Swan Books, Inc.
Black Swan Books was established in Richmond Virginia in 1996 by Nicholas Cooke. Over 25 years in business we have been in several locations, most recently in a renovated warehouse. While no longer a brick and mortar shop with regular hours we are always happy to welcome visits by appointment. Please call or email us if you want to come by.
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- Jacket
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Shelf Wear
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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