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Rescues : The Lives of Heroes
by Lesy, Michael
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0374249474
- ISBN 13
- 9780374249472
- Seller
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Garrison, North Dakota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1991. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition (stated).. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition (stated). A collection of real life stories of nine ordinary people who became heroes, rescuing or saving others, the psychology behind these deeds, and what is to be learned from them by others. Hardcover with dust jacket, 212pp., remainders dot. A nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free archival plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- JB Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00013086
- Title
- Rescues : The Lives of Heroes
- Author
- Lesy, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition (stated).
- ISBN 10
- 0374249474
- ISBN 13
- 9780374249472
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- RESCUES, HEROES, RESCUERS, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SOCIOLOGY
- Bookseller catalogs
- General;
Terms of Sale
JB Books
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About the Seller
JB Books
Biblio member since 2003
Garrison, North Dakota
About JB Books
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- 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...
- Jacket
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