The Gold Bug Variations
by Powers, Richard
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow, (1991)., 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Thick octavo, mustard yellow cloth spine over pale turquoise paper covered boards. 639pp. A very tight, clean, fresh, bright, unmarked volume in a crisp, sharp, bright dust jacket with a nick at the top and bottom right at the tip of the corner edge. Fine in near fine dust jacket..
Synopsis
The Gold Bug Variations is a novel by American writer Richard Powers, first released in 1991.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brillig Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 05118
- Title
- The Gold Bug Variations
- Author
- Powers, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- New York: William Morrow, (1991).
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- POWERS, RICHARD, RICHARD MUSIC, MATHEMATICS, GENETICS, COMPUTERS, COMPUTER, SCIENCE, ART, HISTORY, ART NOVEL, LITERARY, LITERATURE, AWARD, WINNING, WINNER, MODERN,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
Biblio member since 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
An independent bookseller of uncommon, out-of-print, used and rare books since 1991.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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