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The Mary Celeste
by Maxwell,John (Signed Copy)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine /Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0224016717
- ISBN 13
- 9780224016711
- Seller
-
Ribble Valley, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape. This is a Near Fine Copy of this Book in a Fine Dust-Jacket with NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.It's a lovely clean and bright wrapper with no fading or sunning to spine.There is just one small white mark to the base of spine and a couple of small paler white marks to the top edge of the book.Not price clipped and this copy has been SIGNED and INSCRIBED by John Maxwell on the title page.Contents remain clean and bright with white page edges.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.no loose leaves etc.The d/j comes well protected in a removable cover sleeve.Great copy for the collector,8vo 208pp First UK Edition 1st Impression [1979] . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1979.
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- Bookseller
- Richard Thornton Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74951
- Title
- The Mary Celeste
- Author
- Maxwell,John (Signed Copy)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0224016717
- ISBN 13
- 9780224016711
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo.
- Keywords
- Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- MODERN FIRSTS;
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About the Seller
Richard Thornton Books
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Ribble Valley, Lancashire
About Richard Thornton Books
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