The Prodigy: A Biography of William James Sidis, America's Greatest Child Prodigy
by Wallace, Amy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0525244042
- ISBN 13
- 9780525244042
- Seller
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Silverdale, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0525244042 . Hardcover with dustjacket, first printing as indicated by the publisher's "1" in the number line on copyright page, "The biography of William James Sidis, America's greatest child prodigy," illustrated with photos, the book has a severe cock to the spine but the binding remains tight and there are no other remarkable book flaws, the jacket has rubbing to the glossy surface, it is clean, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included ; ; 297 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Mainly Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 052057
- Title
- The Prodigy: A Biography of William James Sidis, America's Greatest Child Prodigy
- Author
- Wallace, Amy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0525244042
- ISBN 13
- 9780525244042
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- 0525244042, Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Non-fiction;
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- Number Line
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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