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The Forgery of Venus: A Novel
by Gruber, Michael
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060874481
- ISBN 13
- 9780060874483
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
William Morrow, 2008-04-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. Signed by Author. William Morrow, 2008, First Edition, stated. Signed by author on title page. Hardbound book. Dust jacket is in Very Good condition. Jacket shows light shelfwear. Book is in Very Good condition. Boards show faint rubbing, but are clean, corners are sharp. Binding is tight. Text block is clean, shows some light toning. Pages are clean, crisp, free of any markings apart from author's signature and date in black ink on title page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPgruFOV
- Title
- The Forgery of Venus: A Novel
- Author
- Gruber, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060874481
- ISBN 13
- 9780060874483
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2008-04-01
- Size
- 8x5x1
- LCCN
- 2008002363
- X weight
- 14 oz
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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