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The Ivory Swing
by Hospital, Janice Turner
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0771042205
- ISBN 13
- 9780771042201
- Seller
-
Wheatfield, New York, United States
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About This Item
Toronto: M & S. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771042205 . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Shelfwear on edges of boards, 4 cm. Tear to upper edge of front d/j near spine, puncture on front d/j near bottom spine, rubbing and wear to corners. Flat-signed by author on title page. PO name in ink on ffep. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- A Good Read
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18872
- Title
- The Ivory Swing
- Author
- Hospital, Janice Turner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0771042205
- ISBN 13
- 9780771042201
- Publisher
- M & S
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- 0771042205
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A Good Read
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Edges
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- Shelfwear
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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Jacket
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