Shardik
by Richard Adams
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0671220152
- ISBN 13
- 9780671220150
- Seller
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Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Bound in full brown cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt, the front panel in decorative black. Full-color map endpapers. 604 pages. First Printing. There is mild rubbing to the extremities of the cloth and a slight bump to the upper front tip. Also, a previous owner marked their name in a corner of the front endpaper. Light reading wear overall. The price-clipped dust jacket, glossy in an archival sleeve, has a bit of toning and crinkling and has modest rubbing wear at the edges; no chips or tears of note. SIGNED by the author, to no one in particular, "Yours Sincerely, Richard George Adams," along with his favorite phrase from the novel, a statement by Melathys. For the purposes of provenance, the original owner pencilled a brief notation at the base of the rear endpage; affixed to that endpage is a customs declaration signed by Elizabeth Adams, the author's wife, as well as the Royal Mail label from the U.K. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks of Books. 50-A.
Synopsis
This page refers to the novel by Richard Adams. For the Stephen King character, see Shardik (Dark Tower). Shardik is a fantasy novel written by Richard Adams in 1974.
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- Nooks Of Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 323-6050
- Title
- Shardik
- Author
- Richard Adams
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0671220152
- ISBN 13
- 9780671220150
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Pages
- 604
- Keywords
- RICHARD ADAMS SHARDIK SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS BRITISH AUTHORS FANTASY LITERATURE FICTION COLLECTIBLE BOOKS NOVELS
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