The Birds of Prey
by Saul, John Ralston
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0770516092
- ISBN 13
- 9780770516093
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Item Price
A$8.19A$6.96
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About This Item
MacMillan Canada, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 0x0x0. We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! Canadian first edition, first printing. Minor wear to spine ends and edges of jacket. Back of jacket has two small 1/4 inch tears at top. Jacket is unpriced. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark.
Synopsis
John Ralston Saul holds a Ph.D. from King's College, London, has run a Paris-based investment firm and worked as an oil executive. In addition to the four novels being reissued by Vintage Canada, his works include Voltaire's Bastards, The Doubter's Companion and The Unconscious Civilization , a book based on his 1995 Massey Lecture and winner of the Governor General's Award for non-fiction. His work has been published in Canada, the U.S., Europe and Asia. --
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Scouts
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21060008
- Title
- The Birds of Prey
- Author
- Saul, John Ralston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0770516092
- ISBN 13
- 9780770516093
- Publisher
- MacMillan Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 0x0x0
- X weight
- 0 oz
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Remainder Mark
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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