A Model World
by Chabon, Michael
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow, 1991. Book. As New. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. First Edition. Octavo, goldenrod yellow cloth spine over blue paper covered boards with gilt spine titles. Fore edge untrimmed. 207 pp. plus biographical note on the author. Lavender endpapers. SIGNED BY AUTHHOR MICHAEL CHABON ON FIRST BLANK LEAF. (An uncharacteristically demure signature!) A collection of short stories by this Pulitzer Prize winning American author. This copy is in excellent unused condition. The gilt is sparkling, the boards clean and fresh, and the interior is bright white, unmarked, unread and unblemished. The dust jacket is tight, clean, glossy and unclipped. AS NEW..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10326
- Title
- A Model World
- Author
- Chabon, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- novel, novelist, american, modern, chabon, michael, michael chabon, first ediion, signed, story, stories, short, short stories, collection, short story, prize, winner, pulitzer prize, winning, award,
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
Biblio member since 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
An independent bookseller of uncommon, out-of-print, used and rare books since 1991.
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- Fore Edge
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
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