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The Cardinal of the Kremlin
by Clancy, Tom
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0399133453
- ISBN 13
- 9780399133459
- Seller
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Charlotte Hall, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Putnam Pub Group, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The late author's fourth novel and the third to feature CIA analyst Jack Ryan. Correct full number line sequence. No writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true, and the corners are square. The book itself is in remarkable condition with no mentionable flaws. Dust jacket is not price-clipped but fits a bit loosely and has some scuffing and shelf wear to the edges with only a few micro tears confined to the upper spine. There is also some moderate bumping to the red lettering on the front cover, which is very common for this book. This collectible, near fine, first edition/first printing copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. Satisfaction guaranteed!
Synopsis
The Cardinal of the Kremlin is a novel by Tom Clancy, featuring his character Jack Ryan. It is a sequel to The Hunt for Red October, based around the development of the Strategic Defense Initiative and its Soviet equivalent, covering themes including intelligence gathering and counterintelligence, political intrigue, and guerrilla warfare in Afghanistan.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000346
- Title
- The Cardinal of the Kremlin
- Author
- Clancy, Tom
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399133453
- ISBN 13
- 9780399133459
- Publisher
- Putnam Pub Group
- Place of Publication
- E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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- Jacket
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- Shelf Wear
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- 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...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Remainder
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- Fine
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