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Ahab's Wife: Or, the Star Gazer
by Naslund, Sena Jeter
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0688171877
- ISBN 13
- 9780688171872
- Seller
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Charlotte Hall, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An epic novel imagining the life of the wife of Moby-Dick's Captain Ahab. Stated first edition. First printing with correct full number line sequence. This is an exceptionally clean copy with no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Not an ex-library copy. Spine is tight and crisp. Corners are square, and the boards are clean, flat and true with only a hint of bumping to the lower spine. Pages are very, very slightly browned. Dust jacket is not price-clipped ($28.00) and is likewise in great shape with minimal wear/scuffing. A beautiful copy! This collectible, near fine/near fine, first edition/first printing copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. Satisfaction guaranteed!
Synopsis
E-Book extras: ONE: An Interview with Sena Jeter Naslund: "The Ship of My Book"; TWO: Author's Note: "The Surprise and Pleasure of It"; THREE: Reading Group Guide: Discussion Points.The famous international bestseller is now a special-features-packed e-book. Inspired by a brief passage in Moby-Dick, Sena Jeter Naslund has created an entirely new universe -- an epic-scale, enthralling, and deliciously readable saga, spanning the full, rich, eventful, and dramatic life of one Una Spenser, for whom "Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last." Illustrated throughout by world-renowned artist Christopher Wormell.
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- Bookseller
- rarefirstscom
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000590
- Title
- Ahab's Wife: Or, the Star Gazer
- Author
- Naslund, Sena Jeter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0688171877
- ISBN 13
- 9780688171872
- Publisher
- William Morrow & Co
- Place of Publication
- Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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