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Dark Valley Destiny: The Life of Robert E. Howard the Creator of Conan
by L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook de Camp and Jane Whittington Griffin
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0312940750
- ISBN 13
- 9780312940751
- Seller
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bluejay Books Inc., 1983. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near fine/VG used, hc, navy blue cloth binding with silver text on spine, 402 pages. Interior clean, no marks except inscription to Irene and Ed Brant, signatures of L. Sprague and Catherine de Camp on the title page. There is also in pencil "Irene was also Jane's secretary a couple of years before she died in Nov 1979". Pages near bright, binding tight. Slight rubbing to dj, no chips or tears, dj is not price-clipped and dj enclosed in protective sleeve..
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- Bookseller
- PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009790
- Title
- Dark Valley Destiny: The Life of Robert E. Howard the Creator of Conan
- Author
- L. Sprague de Camp, Catherine Crook de Camp and Jane Whittington Griffin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0312940750
- ISBN 13
- 9780312940751
- Publisher
- Bluejay Books Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- ROBERT HOWARD, L. SPRAGUE DE CAMP, CONAN
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PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming
About PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
We specialize in western history, gun knife and hunting titles. Also try to stock Wyoming history titles. We have a walk-in store on US Hwy 26/85 the most direct route to Fort Laramie National History site..We have what I think is the largest seleciton of weapons titles in SE Wyoming, both new and used. Always looking for good used weapons titles.
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