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The Xanadu Talisman
by O'Donnell, Peter
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0285624121
- ISBN 13
- 9780285624122
- Seller
-
Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Souvenir Press, 1981. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No jacket. 1981 Souvenir Press, London. First Edition. First printing. "First published 1981 by Souvenir Press" on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. The blurb from the dust jacket has been cut out and pasted onto the front endpaper of the book. Hardcover has black textured paper-covered boards with silver spine lettering. Binding tight. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends very lightly bumped. Covers have light surface and edge wear. Pages clean and unmarked. 288 pages. A Modesty Blaise novel. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.
Synopsis
The Xanadu Talisman is the title of an action-adventure/spy novel by Peter O'Donnell that was first published in 1981, featuring the character Modesty Blaise. This was the tenth book to feature the character. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Souvenir Press.
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Details
- Bookseller
- SmarterRat Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6792
- Title
- The Xanadu Talisman
- Author
- O'Donnell, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0285624121
- ISBN 13
- 9780285624122
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Fiction,Thrillers and Suspense
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Thrillers and Suspense;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Chagrin Falls, Ohio
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Blurb
- The blurb refers to the commentary that appears on the dust jacket flaps or the rear of the dustjacket. In the case of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...