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Descent of Man
by Boyle, T. Coraghessan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0316104698
- ISBN 13
- 9780316104692
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Atlantic Little, Brown, and Company, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Very Good in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($9.95), bumped at the top edge, a few small closed tears. Dark grey cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, a few stains at the edges, clean internally. Boyle's first book, a collection of "seventeen immensely ingenious fantasies.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8805
- Title
- Descent of Man
- Author
- Boyle, T. Coraghessan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0316104698
- ISBN 13
- 9780316104692
- Publisher
- Atlantic Little, Brown, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Literature, American Literature, Modern Literature, Short Stories, Humor, Magical Realism, Fantasy
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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