Jaws
by Peter Benchley
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385047711
- ISBN 13
- 9780385047715
- Seller
-
Tomball, Texas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Stated First Edition/First Printing with the "O44" code to page 311 and the $6.95 price to the front flap; a Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket. An exceptional copy of this classic work; basis for the seminal film; uncommon in the first printing and in this condition. This copy is in near fine condition showing only some light rubbing to the edges and faint soiling to the boards and exterior text block; housed in a crisp and clean very good or better dust jacket that shows mild rubbing and creasing to the edges and corners, and some light rubbing along the folds and flap edges. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
Synopsis
Peter Benchley began his career as a novelist in 1974 with the publication of Jaws, which was made into a hugely successful film. His other books include The Deep, The Island, The Girl of the Sea of Cortez, “Q” Clearance, Rummies, Beast, White Shark, and Shark Trouble . He was also a speechwriter for President Lyndon Johnson and a journalist for such magazines as Newsweek and National Geographic . Benchley died in 2006. For more information, please visit www.peterbenchley.com.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3472
- Title
- Jaws
- Author
- Peter Benchley
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385047711
- ISBN 13
- 9780385047715
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- First Edition, Hardcover
- Bookseller catalogs
- 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
About Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
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- Crisp
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- Rubbing
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- Price Clipped
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- Fine
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