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HOMELAND
by Jakes, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385472781
- ISBN 13
- 9780385472784
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York London Toronto Sydney Auckland: Doubleday, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author, thick 8vo, black quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over caramel-colored boards, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) of a young working man in the city by Paul Rogers, [xvi] + 785 pages. Exceptional Condition! SIGNED boldly in ink by the Author on a front endpaper. John William Jakes (born 1932) is an American writer, best known for American historical fiction such as the eight-volume Kent Family cycle. He has used the pen name Jay Scotland. Jakes' huge novel deals with the struggles of German immigrant Paul Crown and the rise of his family in Chicago during the 19th century.
Synopsis
John Jakes is the bestselling author of Charleston , the Kent Family Chronicles , the North and South trilogy, On Secret Service , California Gold , Homeland , and American Dreams . Descended from a soldier of the Virginia Continental Line who fought in the American Revolution, Jakes is one of today’s most distinguished authors of historical fiction.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1763
- Title
- HOMELAND
- Author
- Jakes, John
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385472781
- ISBN 13
- 9780385472784
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York London Toronto Sydney Auckland
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Chicago, Jews, Germans, immigrants, politics, Debs, Teddy Roosevelt, Edison, Buffalo Bill, Cuba, newspapers,
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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