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The Shadow of the Wind
by Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Lucia Graves (Translator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 1594200106
- ISBN 13
- 9781594200106
- Seller
-
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Penguin Press, 2004. First American edition. Hardcover. Very good/near fine. SIGNED. 486pp. Large octavo [24 cm] 1/4 maroon with dark green paper covered boards, a gilt stamped title on the spine, and the author's initials stamped in gilt on the front cover. Marbled endsheets. The head of the spine is just a bit bruised, and the spine is just a hair rolled back. Signed by Zafon on the title page. A signed first American edition of Zafon's first novel, and a worldwide bestseller.
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- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62359
- Title
- The Shadow of the Wind
- Author
- Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Lucia Graves (Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- ISBN 10
- 1594200106
- ISBN 13
- 9781594200106
- Publisher
- The Penguin Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- World Literature; Spanish Literature; Thriller Suspense; Zafon; californiafairs2024
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We carry an ever-changing inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. We actively purchase and appraise books in all fields.
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- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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