Taming a Sea-Horse
by Parker, Robert B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0385294611
- ISBN 13
- 9780385294614
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Delacorte Press, 1986. First Edition, First Printing with no additional printings indicated. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 250pp. 23cm. Quarter bound green cloth and mustard paper over boards, gilt lettering. Book condition: a bit cocked, jacket looks great with a wrinkle or two and v. slight bit of rubbing. One of the "Spenser" novels, which spawned one of the truly great tough guy tv series of the 80's: "Spenser for hire
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Details
- Bookseller
- DuBois Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001413
- Title
- Taming a Sea-Horse
- Author
- Parker, Robert B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing with no additional printings indic
- ISBN 10
- 0385294611
- ISBN 13
- 9780385294614
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
DuBois Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
New York, New York
About DuBois Rare Books
Dealing in fine, rare and odd books since 2009; collecting since forever.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.