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The Andromeda Strain
by Crichton, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1969. Third Printing. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 304 pages; [SIGNED] 1969 Alfred A. Knopf. HC/DJ 3rd printing. Soundly bound in original pictorial dust jacket with publisher's $5.95 isue price intact to unclipped front flap. Bookplate signed by Crichton is mounted to the front flyleaf. Binding just slightly shelf cocked in the spine; trace shelf/finger soiling to the front edge of the page block. Mild shelf tapping bottom front corners. Dust jacket rubbed and with a few nicks and short closed tears at edges. Accordion stress creasing to jacket front flap. Publisher's blue top stain is uniform and solid. A decent and still generally attractive signed copy of the original edition. VG-/VG- at best; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
The Andromeda Strain (1969), by Michael Crichton, is a techno-thriller novel documenting the efforts of a team of scientists investigating a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism that rapidly and fatally clots human blood while, in other people, inducing insanity that mostly ended in the insane people committing suicide or murder-suicide. It became a New York Times Bestseller. This novel established Michael Crichton as a best-selling genre author.
Reviews
Excellent condition and an amazing story. This signed edition stands up well with leather. Loved it.
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- Bookseller
- DogStar Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51969
- Title
- The Andromeda Strain
- Author
- Crichton, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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