The American Shad; Selection From The Founding Fish - 1st Edition
by McPhee, John
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 1886967148
- ISBN 13
- 9781886967144
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Far Hills, NJ: Meadow Run Press. As New. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 1886967148 . A most attractive first edition, limited to 500 copies, signed by author John McPhee on the limitation page. Uncalled for, this book is further signed on the title page by illustrator John Rice. Unread Very Fine condition in original glassine wrapper and alike slip-case; "American Shad are schooling ocean fish, and when they come in to make their run up the river they follow the deep channels. In the estuary towards the end of the winter, they mill around in tremendous numbers, waiting for the temperature to rise. Soon, a single sentence moves northward with them - sending amps and volts through the likes of me. The phone rings, and someone says, "They're in the river." (from the introduction) ; 8vo; [xiv], 88, [4] pages; Signed by Author & Illustrator .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19817
- Title
- The American Shad; Selection From The Founding Fish - 1st Edition
- Author
- McPhee, John
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by John Rice
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1886967148
- ISBN 13
- 9781886967144
- Publisher
- Meadow Run Press
- Place of Publication
- Far Hills, NJ
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print
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