The Reefs of Taprobane: Underwater Adventures Around Ceylon [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
by Arthur C. Clarke; Mike Wilson [photo.]
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1957. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1957. First U.S. Edition. Bookplate signed by Arhtur C. Clarke loosely laid in at front. Tall octavo. 205 pp. Color and black and white photographs. Photo-illustrated dust jacket with $5.00 price present. Blue and orange boards with spine stamped in black; illustrated endpapers.
Dust jacket chipped and creased along edges with general rubbing and scuffing. Boards lightly shelfworn, with bumping to top fore-edge corners and nudging at spine ends. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
Dust jacket chipped and creased along edges with general rubbing and scuffing. Boards lightly shelfworn, with bumping to top fore-edge corners and nudging at spine ends. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14431
- Title
- The Reefs of Taprobane: Underwater Adventures Around Ceylon [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
- Author
- Arthur C. Clarke; Mike Wilson [photo.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Rubbing
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- Octavo
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- Bookplate
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