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Deliverance
by James Dickey
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Lake Huntington, New York, United States
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About This Item
278 pp. Octavo, 5.5 x 9 in. This is an near perfect facsimile of the original 1970 publication. The book and slip case are in fine condition. The dust jacket, as is quite common with this First Edition Library production, Has light wear along the the spine where the board is hinged and at the fold around the fore edge of the board. Else, a very attractive specimen. The F.E.L. 3.5 x 7.5 in. info card is laid in. An archival cover has been added to the dust jacket.
Synopsis
The setting is the Georgia wilderness, where the states most remote white-water river awaits. In the thundering froth of that river, in its echoing stone canyons, four men on a canoe trip discover a freedom and exhilaration beyond compare. And then, in a moment of horror, the adventure turns into a struggle for survival as one man becomes a human hunter who is offered his own harrowing deliverance.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Reviews
On Jun 6 2007, Trackstar_girl said:
i myself really enjoyed reading this book very much. although at first i wasnt too into the book in the heart it had my complete full attention. i would refer this book to anyone who loves to read and adventures.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Veery Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 308053
- Title
- Deliverance
- Author
- James Dickey
- Format/Binding
- First edition facsimile in illustrated slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition facsimile
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- First Edition Library / Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Shelton, Conn. / Boston
- Date Published
- nd / 1970
- Pages
- 278
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature, First Editions
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Literature;
Terms of Sale
Veery Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Veery Books
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Lake Huntington, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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