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Orfeo
by Powers, Richard
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near fine copy with faintest edgewear and faint shelf-rubbing; else excellent copy; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of m
- ISBN 10
- 0393240827
- ISBN 13
- 9780393240825
- Seller
-
Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York; London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2014. First Edition. Paperback. Near fine copy with faintest edgewear and faint shelf-rubbing; else excellent copy; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; binding is tight.. Octavo in blue, black and white wrappers; 375 pages; 25 cm. Advanced Reading Copy/Uncorrected proof. "Composer Peter Els --the "Bioterrorist Bach" -- pays a final visit to the people he loves, those who shaped his musical journey and, through the help of his ex-wife, his daughter, and his longtime collaborator, he hatches a plan to turn his disastrous collision with Homeland Security into a work of art that will reawaken its audience to the sounds all around them." -World Cat.
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Details
- Seller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 84686
- Title
- Orfeo
- Author
- Powers, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine copy with faintest edgewear and faint shelf-rubbing; else excellent copy; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of m
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393240827
- ISBN 13
- 9780393240825
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York; London
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- Composers, Fiction, Time travel
Terms of Sale
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
Biblio member since 2005
Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Over thirty-five years experience in the used, out-of-print and rare book trades. Selling online since 1997. WWW.BIBLIOPE.COM (formerly Calvello Books)
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.