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Flavio; An Evocative Statement about Love, Pain, Hunger, and Despair-and at last about Hope
by Parks, Gordon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Extremely gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, exceedingly mild wear to corners, light soiling to fore-edges, bright pages, ti
- ISBN 10
- 0393088065
- ISBN 13
- 9780393088069
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Norton, 1978. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Extremely gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, exceedingly mild wear to corners, light soiling to fore-edges, bright pages, tight binding, price-clipped DJ, sunned DJ spine, exceedingly gentle rubbing to DJ corners, extremely mild rubbing to DJ spine head and foot, faint soiling to DJ, else Near Fine(-) in Very Good(+) DJ.. Octavo in white DJ, deckled edges, 198 pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates, b&w illustrations; 22 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. Children with disabilities -- Rehabilitation -- Brazil -- Rio de Janeiro -- Biography.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91504
- Title
- Flavio; An Evocative Statement about Love, Pain, Hunger, and Despair-and at last about Hope
- Author
- Parks, Gordon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Extremely gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, exceedingly mild wear to corners, light soiling to fore-edges, bright pages, ti
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (stated)
- ISBN 10
- 0393088065
- ISBN 13
- 9780393088069
- Publisher
- Norton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- First Edition
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- Sunned
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- Octavo
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- Rubbing
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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