The Possibility of an Island
by Houellebecq, Michel; Bowd, Gavin [Translator]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0307263495
- ISBN 13
- 9780307263490
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Knopf, 2006-05-22. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. Shelf wear to binding with bumps on corners, edges & spine. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Two small ink marks on rear endpaper. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.PRIORITY SHIPPING PROVIDED IN THE USA FOR THE PRICE OF MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING.
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- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SPIROhouPOS
- Title
- The Possibility of an Island
- Author
- Houellebecq, Michel; Bowd, Gavin [Translator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0307263495
- ISBN 13
- 9780307263490
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006-05-22
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 24 oz
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About the Seller
Chaparral Books
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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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- 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....
- Shelf Wear
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
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- 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....