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GIANT BLUEFIN
by Whynott, Douglas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0374162085
- ISBN 13
- 9780374162085
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1995. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, small 8vo, green cloth with silver spine lettering & device on cover, map frontispiece, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting two line drawings by Tom Lucas of bluefin tuna, circular "Autographed Copy" seal, x + [242] pages. Fine Condition! Tight, bright, and unmarked internally. The only defect is slight staining to the verso panel of the dust jacket. A thorough study of fisheries (mainly off New England), splendidly adapted bluefin tuna, via daring fishing and ecological adventures.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1610
- Title
- GIANT BLUEFIN
- Author
- Whynott, Douglas
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0374162085
- ISBN 13
- 9780374162085
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Ocean, Atlantic, Grand Banks, tuna, sharks, fishing, adventure, illustrated, map
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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