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The Shape of Snakes
by Walters, Minette
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 033390639X
- ISBN 13
- 9780333906392
- Seller
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Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States
Item Price
$70.00$59.50
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 2000. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 380pp. 8vo. Blue buckram with gilt on spine and book front. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by author, this is copy 537 of 600 copies issued in publisher's matching blue buckram slipcase. Number line starts with a 2. Cloth ribbon bookmark, sprayed text block to match blue buckram. Book is unread, unmarked, Gift quality.
Synopsis
Minette Walters is the author of 11 novels, 2 novellas, and a number of short stories. Her work, which has received several major awards, has been published in more than thirty-five countries, and has been adapted for television to critical acclaim.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christopher Morrow, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0001372
- Title
- The Shape of Snakes
- Author
- Walters, Minette
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed Limited Edition
- ISBN 10
- 033390639X
- ISBN 13
- 9780333906392
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crime Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Christopher Morrow, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Christopher Morrow, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2007
Port St. Lucie, Florida
About Christopher Morrow, Bookseller
Specializing in modern mystery, fantasy/science fiction, general fiction, Subterranean Press books, and photography books. Many of these are signed by the authors.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
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