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A God in Ruins
by Uris, Leon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0060183772
- ISBN 13
- 9780060183776
- Seller
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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: HarperCollins, 1999. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. 483 pp, light smudge fore edge, very good+; blue green boards/black cloth, gilt letters spine, spine ends slightly bumped, near fine; priced color illustrated dust jacket, light residue price sticker on UPC label, very good+. Novel spans WWII-2008 presidential campaign of Quinn Patrick O'Connell..
Synopsis
A God in Ruins is a 1999 novel by Leon Uris. Set between the 1940s and 2008, the book follows the life of Quinn Patrick O'Connell, the fictional Democratic candidate for the 2008 presidency, his family, and the life of his opponent, Thornton Tomtree. The book climaxes with the election campaign and its results.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Abstract Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033392
- Title
- A God in Ruins
- Author
- Uris, Leon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060183772
- ISBN 13
- 9780060183776
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Novels, Politics
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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