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Castle Roogna
by Anthony, Piers
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
London: Macdonald & Co (1984), 1984. First hardcover trade edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo. [4], v, [1], 1-329, [1] pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of £8.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. The American first edition was published in 1979, in paperback only. This is the first hardcover trade edition. A lovely copy of the third book in the beloved Xanth series, difficult to find in the first edition. The usual toning to the top textblock and a tiny split to the front gutter between the title page and the table of contents.
Synopsis
Castle Roogna is the third book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony. The castle itself is also the residence of the present King of Xanth.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000012977
- Title
- Castle Roogna
- Author
- Anthony, Piers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First hardcover trade edition
- Publisher
- Macdonald & Co (1984)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
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Evening Star Books
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Cloth
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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
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