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American Falls - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Batchelor, John Calvin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0393022110
- ISBN 13
- 9780393022117
- Seller
-
Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York, London: W. W. Norton & Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0393022110 . A Fine first printing of the first edition in a Nearly Fine dust-jacket with rubbing and discoloration to the spine edges, signed and inscribed by author John Calvin Batchelor on the front free endpaper; American Falls is a novel about a family of tourists who venture to the beautiful American Falls in Yellowstone National Park. The novel is written in the first person from the point of view of the teenage daughter of the family. The daughter is a curious and voracious reader and she is fascinated by the Falls and the park itself. She is also a tomboy who is not afraid to get her hands dirty. The family spends a week exploring the Falls and the surrounding area. They also hike to the top of the falls and visit the thermal pools. The daughter grows to love the park and the Falls in particular. She is surprised by how much she enjoys the experience and learns a lot about herself and her family.; 8vo; 570 pages; Signed by Author .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22806
- Title
- American Falls - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Batchelor, John Calvin
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0393022110
- ISBN 13
- 9780393022117
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, London
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, C2014VM0228S
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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