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The Immigrants
by Fast, Howard
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0440141753
- ISBN 13
- 9780440141754
- Seller
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Princeton, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Dell Publishing, 1982. This book is graded Good+. Paperback book grading key: a book that has been read more than once is graded Good to Very Good, depending on the degree of wear. The spine may be creased, slanted, or curled; the corners somewhat bumped, creased, or clipped; the edges mildly chipped or soiled; the cover a little scuffed; and/or the pages yellowed, toned, or foxed. There may be writing or a name or store/library stamp(s) or mark(s) in the book, or some small closed tears along the edges, but no rips or large pieces missing from the covers and all pages are fully intact. Ranging from Very Good+ (not quite Near Fine) down to Good- (a little better than Fair). All in all, a good reading copy.. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
A love story of trememdous beauty...a tale of passion, adventure, and ambition set against the streets of San Francisco, America's most romantic city.Dav Lavette, the son of an Italian fisherman, battles from the rubble of the San Francisco earthquake to build a fortune in the shipping industry. Fising to success through hard work and a loveless marriage to the daughter of the city's wealthiest family, he risks it all for hte exotic beauty of a woman who shares his secret and scandalous passion.From Nob Hill to the harbor, San Francisco comes alive through three immigrant families—Italian, Irish, and Chinese—whose intertwining dreams are propelled by the emotional events of America's coming of age...
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- Bookseller
- The Cat's Tale Used Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001415
- Title
- The Immigrants
- Author
- Fast, Howard
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0440141753
- ISBN 13
- 9780440141754
- Publisher
- Dell Publishing
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Fiction Historical Immigration America's Melting Pot
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical Fiction;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
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- Mass Market
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- Edges
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
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