POLAR STAR - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
by Smith, Martin Cruz
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1989. First Edition. Handsome edition of Smith's sequel to his best-selling novel Gorky Park. Limited Issue, specially bound and signed by the author for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Octavo (23.5cm); full dark teal leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; [xxii],386,[2]pp; illus. A Fine, unread copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3576
- Title
- POLAR STAR - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
- Author
- Smith, Martin Cruz
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center
- Date Published
- 1989
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2010
Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- 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...