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Dolphin Island: A Story of the People of the Sea
by Clarke, Arthur C
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1963. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. YA novel by the sci-fi great about a troubled stowaway boy traveling on an airship to Australia, which goes down in the Pacific, stranding him on a not-deserted island. Stunningly Near Fine condition on this First Edition, First Printing from 1963, in sturdy library binding (Holt Library Edition, NOT ex-lib), with bright green decorative cloth-over boards; NO DJ accompanied this format, per Currey. In 186 pages + Author blurb in rear. Covers bright & sharp with NO fading & just a hint of rubbing to extremities. Interior is completely clean & tight, pages white with a whisper of tanning; only flaw i a few spots to outside fore edge & mild darkening here. Old price marked out in pen on ffep. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
Dolphin Island: A Story of the People of the Sea is a novel by Arthur C. Clarke first published in 1963.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019021
- Title
- Dolphin Island: A Story of the People of the Sea
- Author
- Clarke, Arthur C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- YA ADVENTURE DOLPHINS AUSTRALIA ISLANDS BOYS STOWAWAY FUTURE SCI-FI SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror; "Children-Young Adult (YA): Literature; Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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- Rubbing
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- Fine
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