New York: Random House, 1957. Bookplate on verso of front free endpaper applied with too much glue as it slightly crinkles the page around it and can be felt on other side. Two bottom corners bumped. Beige cloth clean with light shelfwear at spine ends. First printing stated. Dust jacket has narrow 1/2" but long (4 1/2") triangular chip at head of front panel and smaller chip on rear panel with some soiling. Color of cover still bright and attractive as is spine which has blue sea as background. In mylar.. First American Edition. Cloth. Vg Plus/VG-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003751
Title: Rascals in Paradise
Author: Michener, James
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Vg Plus
Jacket Condition: VG-
Edition: First American Edition
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1957
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Bookseller catalogs: Modern First Editions;

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About Timothy Norlen Bookseller

I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.

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Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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....
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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