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The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien
by Hijuelos, Oscar
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0374158150
- ISBN 13
- 9780374158156
- Seller
-
Houston, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1993. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Signed by the Author. First Edition.. 484 pages. Hardcover first edition, bound in paper covered boards with cloth at the spine, wrapped in an illustrated paper dustjacket. Signed in ink by the author opposite the title page. There is some light speckling to the top edge of the page block, and a discreet remainder stamped "P" on the bottom edge. Else, the binding is tight and solid, with sharp edges and clean, unmarked (except for the aforementioned signature) interior. Jacket is not price-clipped and has been protected by a Mylar sleeve..
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- Bookseller
- Exquisite Corpse, Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017776
- Title
- The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien
- Author
- Hijuelos, Oscar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine Condition
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0374158150
- ISBN 13
- 9780374158156
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- New
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- 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...
- 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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