Almost Too Late
by Wortman, Elmo
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +/good
- ISBN 10
- 0394509358
- ISBN 13
- 9780394509358
- Seller
-
Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +/good. 8vo, pp. [15], 211. Teal boards with blue spine and gilt accents. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and dust jacket with minor wear. Stamp on bottom edge and former owner's embossed seal and initials on the front flyleaf. Dust jacket with sunning, rubbing, chips and small tears. Unstated first edition, noted by number line which begins with the number 2 for Random House.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wayside Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6702
- Title
- Almost Too Late
- Author
- Wortman, Elmo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394509358
- ISBN 13
- 9780394509358
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- shipwreck; survival
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Wayside Books
Biblio member since 2021
Pittsburg, Kansas
About Wayside Books
Wayside Books LLC is owned by Dianne and Steven Cox, currently operating their online store in Southeast Kansas. We have honed our rare book skills at the Rare Books School at the University of Virginia and the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. We sell modern first editions and collectible fiction, as well as children's books and non-fiction books, with an emphasis on history, politics, social sciences, and the arts.
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- Number Line
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