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Eaters of the Dead
by Michael Crichton
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394494008
- ISBN 13
- 9780394494005
- Seller
-
Tomball, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Stated First Edition/First Printing with no mention of subsequent printings; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. SIGNED and warmly inscribed by the author to the front free paper. An outstanding copy of this novel by the prolific author of "Jurassic Park", "Congo", etc.; Basis for the movie "The 13th Warrior", starring Antonio Balderas. This copy is in near fine condition with only light rubbing to the edges and faint off-setting to the endpapers, else fine; housed in a clean, crisp, and bright dust jacket that shows a few light rubs to the edges, a small crease to the top of the front flap, and some minor foxing to the flaps and back panel. Overall, a highly presentable and collectible copy; a difficult book to find in collectible condition, particularly signed. Not remaindered, not price clipped ($6.95 intact), not ex-library; in a protective Brodart cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
Synopsis
Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in A.D. 922 (later republished as The 13th Warrior to correspond with the film adaption of the novel) is a 1976 novel by Michael Crichton. The story is about a 10th-century Muslim who travels with a group of Vikings to their settlement. Crichton explains in an appendix that the book was based on two sources.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3363
- Title
- Eaters of the Dead
- Author
- Michael Crichton
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394494008
- ISBN 13
- 9780394494005
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- First Edition, Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horror; Books Into Movies;
Terms of Sale
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Bryan H. Young D.V.M.dba Grayshelf Books, 19111 Desert Eagle Dr., Tomball, Tx 77377Email - bhydvm@gmail.comWe accept payment by Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, checks, or money orders.Texas residents please add 8% sales tax.We guarantee all books to be as described.Additional scans of books will be provided upon request.
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About the Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Tomball, Texas
About Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Grayshelf Books is an online collectors library originating out of the love of collecting rare books. We specialize, but are not limited to, modern first editions from the 20th and 21st century. We also maintain inventory of rare works in the Science Fiction and Horror genres. We guarantee all of our books in regards to condition stated on the listings and all books are protected in mylar covers and shipped with the utmost care in sturdy boxes. Thanks for viewing our listings!
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- Brodart
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Rubbing
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
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