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AT THE WATERS EDGE; A Novel / Sara Gruen
by Gruen, Sara
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385523238
- ISBN 13
- 9780385523233
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED by the Author on a special tipped in front endpaper, 8vo, blue-gray quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over pale blue boards, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a beautiful woman in profile veiled by a sea serpent beside a lake, 354 pages + [2] About the Author + [2] About the Type. SIGNED by the Author. Generally SUPERIOR CONDITION: tight, bright, clean copy. Upper right corner of dj and cloth bruised. Back panel of dj's ISBN code has a black streak probably indicating remaindered copy. Sara Gruen (born 1969 in Vancouver) is an author with dual Canadian and U.S. citizenship. Her third book, Water for Elephants was a bestseller and became a fim starring Reese Witherspoon. An animal lover, her books often deal with animals and their care. AT WATER'S EDGE is her fifth novel and deals with a father-son rivalry and the young man's quest for the Loch Ness monster.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5588
- Title
- AT THE WATERS EDGE; A Novel / Sara Gruen
- Author
- Gruen, Sara
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385523238
- ISBN 13
- 9780385523233
- Publisher
- Spiegel & Grau
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2015
- Keywords
- fathers, sons, loch ness monster, socialites, philadelphia, scotland, rivalry, Army, colonel
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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