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THE SHIP WHO SANG
by McCaffrey, Anne
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy, some offsetting to end papers, previous owner's stamps to front free end paper in a just about fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Walker and Company, [1969]. First edition. A fine copy, some offsetting to end papers, previous owner's stamps to front free end paper in a just about fine dust jacket, touch of shelf wear to base of spine panel, some very mild edge wear. An attractive copy of a difficult book. (8947). Octavo, cloth. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-290.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8947
- Title
- THE SHIP WHO SANG
- Author
- McCaffrey, Anne
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy, some offsetting to end papers, previous owner's stamps to front free end paper in a just about fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Walker and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1969]
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
John W. Knott, Jr., BooksellerABAA/ILABFine First Editions
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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- Fine
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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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
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