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The Black House
by Theroux, Paul
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0241891094
- ISBN 13
- 9780241891094
- Seller
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Modesto, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0241891094 . Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good condition. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is one small spot of ground-in dirt to the title page by hinge. The dust jacket has spots of rubbing and color loss to the spine ends and edges of the spine joints. "Theroux published his first novel, Waldo (1967) , during his time in Uganda; it was moderately successful. He published several more novels over the next few years, including Fong and the Indians, Jungle Lovers, and The Mosquito Coast. On his return to Malawi many years later, he found that Jungle Lovers, which was set in that country, was still banned. He recounted that in his book Dark Star Safari (2002). After moving to London in 1972, Theroux set off on an epic journey by train from Great Britain to Japan and back. His account of this journey was published as The Great Railway Bazaar, his first major success as a travel writer and now a classic in the genre." (from Wikipedia) .
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Details
- Bookseller
- S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A46515
- Title
- The Black House
- Author
- Theroux, Paul
- Illustrator
- Paul Bacon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0241891094
- ISBN 13
- 9780241891094
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- 0241891094, Modern Fiction First Edition, Paul Theroux, Horror, Supernatural, Ghosts, Paul Bacon
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About the Seller
S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
Biblio member since 2003
Modesto, California
About S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 30 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- Rubbing
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- Edges
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- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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