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Polar Star
by Smith, Martin Cruz
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0002712695
- ISBN 13
- 9780002712699
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Collins Harvill, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Cruz Smith on the title page. Very Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped (£12.95), rubbed at the edges, creased near the price. Red buckram, bumped at the corners, with gilt lettering on the spine. Firmly bound with a forward lean, clean internally. The sequel to Gorky Park, seeing the return of Arkady Renko.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6280
- Title
- Polar Star
- Author
- Smith, Martin Cruz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002712695
- ISBN 13
- 9780002712699
- Publisher
- Collins Harvill
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Spy, Thriller, Espionage, Mystery Fiction, Detective Fiction, Fishing, Bering Sea, Aleitians
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
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