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The Frog and the Scorpion
by Maxwell, A. E
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385192606
- ISBN 13
- 9780385192606
- Seller
-
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, 1986. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 1st ed (stated); 8vo; green cloth spine/blue paper boards; vg in vg dj. Spine ends of book bumped; bump to top edge rear board; faint red streak to top of joints. Dj edgeworn; rubbing/wear to spine ends and corners; spine head bumped; slt rubbing to edges of panels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Page 1 Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13214
- Title
- The Frog and the Scorpion
- Author
- Maxwell, A. E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385192606
- ISBN 13
- 9780385192606
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
Terms of Sale
Page 1 Books
All merchandise guaranteed returnable within seven days of receipt with notification via e-mail or telephone. Shipping cost may be adjusted to include insurance and weight of book(s).
About the Seller
Page 1 Books
Biblio member since 2006
Albuquerque, New Mexico
About Page 1 Books
The Special Collections Room within Page 1 Books, the largest used bookstore in Albuquerque, NM. We offer a broad selection of collectible and out-of-print books and ephemera in all genres.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- SL.
- slight
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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