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Origin: A Novel
by Abu-Jaber, Diana
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0393064557
- ISBN 13
- 9780393064551
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
W. W. Norton & Company, 2007-06-17. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. Signed by Author. First Edition, stated, and indicated by number line. Hardbound book. Signed and inscribed by author to title page. Book is in Very Good condition, shows overall handling and some edgewear, small spots of discoloration to leading edge text block. Binding is tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good condition, with shelfwear, slight creasing to head and tail of spine.
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- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPabuORIG
- Title
- Origin: A Novel
- Author
- Abu-Jaber, Diana
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393064557
- ISBN 13
- 9780393064551
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007-06-17
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 24 oz
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
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About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- Number Line
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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