The Shrapnel Academy
by Weldon, Fay
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0340285893
- ISBN 13
- 9780340285893
- Seller
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The Woodlands, Texas, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0340285893 . SIGNED by author on full title page in black ink. "Strongly plotted, alternately wickedly funny and deeply serious, and as topical and devastating as today's headlines." "The Shrapnel Academy is an institution dedicated to the memory of Henry Shrapnel, a military genius..." and serves as the setting for the novel. Ships same or next business day. Bookplate of noted collector Rolland Comstock on paste-down endpaper. Head and tail of spine and head corners are gently bumped, small dent in head edge of front cover near spine. Dust jacket is price-clipped, lightly bumped at head end of spine. Dust jacket is protected in plastic archival cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 186 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Good Books In The Woods (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3500
- Title
- The Shrapnel Academy
- Author
- Weldon, Fay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0340285893
- ISBN 13
- 9780340285893
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- 0340285893
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