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Possessing the Secret of Joy
by Alice Walker
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0151731527
- ISBN 13
- 9780151731527
- Seller
-
Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Gray and orange boards with gold writing on spine; top of book spine slightly rumpled. Inventory stamp on top right corner of first interior page; slight shelf wear on top of dust jacket spine. Cover price of $19.95 on front dust jacket flap; slight rubbing on front dust jacket (but could be on Mylar cover). Book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich First Edition, First Printing as indicated by First Edition" and "A B C D E" letter line on copyright page. Author's signature on title page.
Walker's novel "follows the life of a barely glimpsed character [Tashi]" from The Color Purple and The Temple of My Familiar. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WLKR004
- Title
- Possessing the Secret of Joy
- Author
- Alice Walker
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0151731527
- ISBN 13
- 9780151731527
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992-06-30
- Pages
- 286
- Keywords
- alice walker; possessing the secret of joy; signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Signed / Inscribed;
Terms of Sale
Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting
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About the Seller
Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting
Biblio member since 2021
Carrollton, Texas
About Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting
The bookstore will be closed for a vacation of book-hunting in the Midwest from March 2 - 9, 2024.
The game is afoot!
I focus on modern first edition, first printings, but have been lately finding first editions, later printings of older novels in my inventory. I'm also highlighting a lot of signed books that I've found.
I will also gladly search for and offer well-priced books of all kinds. If there's something you'd love to have, either send me a message here or go to https://cases.sherlockjoes.com and Open a Case!
The game is afoot!
I focus on modern first edition, first printings, but have been lately finding first editions, later printings of older novels in my inventory. I'm also highlighting a lot of signed books that I've found.
I will also gladly search for and offer well-priced books of all kinds. If there's something you'd love to have, either send me a message here or go to https://cases.sherlockjoes.com and Open a Case!
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- First Edition
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- Shelf Wear
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Letter line
- A letter line is a convention occasionally used by publishers to denote the printing of a particular book. It is generally...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Jacket
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