Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1973. Book. Illus. by John McDermott. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. A solid tight carefully read copy. This copy has just a hint of soil to the edges of the text block, some slight lean, the black cloth covered boards are lightly dusted, rubbing wear to the fore edge of the front board. The PC jacket has some rubbing wear, edge wear, some chipping mostly at the top and heel of the spine, a shortish crease/tear to the top edge of the rear panel. Stated first edition with no indication of second printing on the dust jacket. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION OND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. An OK copy with a rough jacket of the first Travis McGee novel to be released as a new hard cover..

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Bookseller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 040558
Title: The Turquoise Lament
Author: MacDonald, John D
Illustrator: John McDermott
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good +
Edition: First Edition/First Printing
ISBN 10: 0397009879
ISBN 13: 9780397009879
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Date Published: 1973
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Pat Cramer, Bookseller

I accept cash, checks, money orders and bank cards. International orders paid by check must be made out to a United States bank branch. International orders paid by money order must be a postal money order made out in United States dollars. You can return any book that you purchase from me if you are not satisfied with it.

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Pat Cramer, Bookseller

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Lewisville, Texas

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About Pat Cramer, Bookseller

I have been selling used and rare books internationally since 1985.I tend to list modern fiction because that is what i know the most about.I specialize on horror and suspense fiction because these are two areas that i enjoy most and because they are two areas that I know the most aboutI am not a generalist dealer but I have been known to list a small percentage of anything that looks interesting to me, fiction and non-fiction, to bring new customers to my site.

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Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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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...
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PC: Partially chipped (dustjacket)
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.