THE WRECKAGE OF AGATHON
by Gardner, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, Evanston, and London: Harper & Row, Publishers, (1970).. (1970).. Very good. - Octavo, blue paper covered boards backed with yellow cloth in a dust wrapper. The extremities of the binding are very slightly darkened. The top edge of the dust jacket is slightly darkened & its rear panel is lightly soiled. [vii] & 243 pages plus colophon. There is some light pink staining to the rear pastedown. Very good. <p>First edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31884
- Title
- THE WRECKAGE OF AGATHON
- Author
- Gardner, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, Evanston, and London: Harper & Row, Publishers, (1970).
- Date Published
- (1970).
- Keywords
- LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; HISTORICAL NOVEL; ANCIENT GREECE; THE WRECKAGE OF AGATHON; JOHN GARDNER; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; MODERN FIRST EDITION.
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...