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Colombian Gold A Novel of Power and Corruption
by Manrique, Jaime
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0517546493
- ISBN 13
- 9780517546499
- Seller
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The Woodlands, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Clarkson N. Potter. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0517546493 . INSCRIBED by author on half-title page, "Rolland, thank you very much for your support. Jaime Manrique 09/12/02." Letter from author to Rolland Comstock also laid in. First Edition with full numberline. Translation by Sara Nelson and Jaime Manrique. "Colombian Gold is like reading a movie...a film noir running wild." -- Pauline Kael. Ships same or next business day. Tape on both paste-down endpapers. Book has moderate edge wear. Small bumps on spine ends and bottom corners. Light soiling to edges of pages. Otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has some edge and shelf wear. Tape residue on front flaps. Creases along head edge of back cover. Small creases on corners and spine ends. Lightly yellowed. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 180 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Good Books In The Woods
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73704
- Title
- Colombian Gold A Novel of Power and Corruption
- Author
- Manrique, Jaime
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0517546493
- ISBN 13
- 9780517546499
- Publisher
- Clarkson N. Potter
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- 0517546493
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