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When the Killing's Done: A Novel
by Boyle, T.C
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670022322
- ISBN 13
- 9780670022328
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Viking, 2011-02-22. Hardcover. Good/Good. 9x6x1. Signed by Author. Flatsigned by Boyle on title page. Presumed first: full number line. Hardbound book in good condition. Pages are clean. There is light shelfwear to all edges of the boards and either end of spine. Full color dust jacket in mylar has "Autographed" sticker on front, somewhat smeared. Wear to all edges.
Synopsis
T.C. Boyle's most powerful and fully realized work yet-"terrifically exciting and unapologetically relevant" ( The Washington Post ). Principally set on the wild Channel Islands off the coast of California, T.C. Boyle's new novel is a gripping adventure with a timely theme. Alma Boyd Takesue is a National Park Service biologist spearheading the efforts to save the islands' native creatures from invasive species. Her antagonist, Dave LaJoy, is a local businessman who is fiercely opposed to the killing of any animals whatsoever and will go to any lengths to subvert her plans. As their confrontation plays out in a series of scenes escalating in violence, drama, and danger, When the Killing's Done relates a richly humane tale about the dominion we attempt to exert, for better or worse, over the natural world.
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- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPboyleWK
- Title
- When the Killing's Done: A Novel
- Author
- Boyle, T.C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0670022322
- ISBN 13
- 9780670022328
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2011-02-22
- Size
- 9x6x1
- X weight
- 20 oz
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About the Seller
Chaparral Books
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Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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....
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Flatsigned
- A flatsigned book is signed, and not inscribed, directly on a page of the book, rather than on a bookplate or with an...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
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