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THE LOST GET-BACK BOOGIE
by Burke, James Lee
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0807113344
- ISBN 13
- 9780807113349
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State Univ Press, 1986. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page in black fountain ink. Trouble is brewing and Frank Riordan is the only one willing to stop it. As he wages a one man campaign to shut down the local pulp mill that is polluting the air and devastating the environment, tensions are growing and so is the level of power he's up against. It is becoming more than Frank can handle. The man that can help already has troubles of his own. Iry Paret is trying put the past behind him, having served time for accidentally killing a man. He heads west to make a fresh start in Montana on Frank's ranch. But he hadn't expected to all in love with the estranged wife of Frank's son, a strong dynamic and beautiful woman who will test the limit's of Iry's loyalty to his friends. Very fine, first edition, first printing in in green cloth boards, in very fine mylar-protected dust jacket. [Not remainder-marked or price-clipped] M102
Synopsis
Burke's novel tells the story of Iry Paret, paroled for manslaughter, and trying to rebuild his life in a quiet Montana ranch owned by a friend's father, Frank Riordan. However, Frank is trying to shut down the local toilet paper mill, the number one cause of pollution in the town, as well as the number one employer! Can Iry avoid the eye of the sherrif and not earn the enmity of the town?
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Details
- Bookseller
- Joe Staats, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024383
- Title
- THE LOST GET-BACK BOOGIE
- Author
- Burke, James Lee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0807113344
- ISBN 13
- 9780807113349
- Publisher
- Louisiana State Univ Press
- Place of Publication
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Date Published
- 1986
- Pages
- 241
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
Joe Staats, Bookseller
Books shipped in secure packaging via USPS Media Mail, Priority Mail or Global Priority Mail, upon receipt of payment, unless customer requests another method of delivery. Shipping is within 24 hrs. of receipt of payment for money orders, and after three business days for personal checks. All book jackets are protected in mylar covers from Brodart. Customers have three business days within which to contact us with complaints about merchandise by e-mail. Returns must be approved, in original packaging material, and in the same condition as when shipped. Because we make every effort to have the best possible merchandise in the best condition, to describe it accurately and to package it securely, we will in most cases accept approved returns. Approved returns will be cheerfully refunded, or credit given toward other books. Our aim is to please, and to earn your return business with superior service and prompt delivery.
About the Seller
Joe Staats, Bookseller
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Los Angeles, California
About Joe Staats, Bookseller
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We specialize in collectible, contemporary signed first editions. First edition means the first printing. (Later printings of the first edition are typically not printed on acid-free paper, and should be avoided by collectors.) Signatures are obtained by us in person. Inscribed books sold by us may contain a line, a phrase, or a sketch that the author has chosen to add. Our signed books are not dedicated to anybody in particular (not to your grandmother, your Aunt Gladys, your ex-lover or your former cellmate), except in the rare case of a presentation copy from an author to a noteworthy person. All our books are hardcover, unless the book is an Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof, or PBO. You can expect that the books we send you will be as described, and in a physical condition worthy of the author’s having signed them. We do not sell remainder-marked books, signed or otherwise
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