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An American Memory
by Larsen, Eric
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0912697687
- ISBN 13
- 9780912697680
- Seller
-
Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Algonquin Books, 1988. Spine head gently rolled with corresponding crimp to the mylar coverd jacket. Previous owner's bookplate on front free end paper. Inscribed by the author on the half title page, dated 4/7/88. A very nice copy of the author's first novel. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M90010
- Title
- An American Memory
- Author
- Larsen, Eric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0912697687
- ISBN 13
- 9780912697680
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books
- Place of Publication
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Minnesota/Regional; Fiction;
Terms of Sale
MLC Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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- Jacket
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- Title Page
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- Bookplate
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- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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