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In the Time of the Butterflies
by Alvarez, Julia
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 1565120388
- ISBN 13
- 9781565120389
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Algonquin Books, 1994-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 5x1x8. Algonquin Books, 1994. First Edition, stated and indicated by number line. Hardbound book. Book is in Good condition, boards are clean, show light edgewear to top and bottom edges and to head and tail of spine. Text block shows shelfwear and faint areas of discoloration. Binding is tight, gilt lettering to spine remains bright and even, pages are clean, text is unmarked. Dust jacket is in Good condition, light overall handling, subtle sunning to spine, jacket is not price clipped, retaining the original "$21.95".
Synopsis
In the Time of the Butterflies is a novel by Julia Alvarez, fictionalizing the lives of the Mirabal sisters from their personal accounts of what happened during the time. It recounts the rebellion against Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, the dictator of the Dominican Republic. The main characters are the Mirabal sisters, Patria, Minerva, Dedé, and María Teresa.
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- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPalvTIME
- Title
- In the Time of the Butterflies
- Author
- Alvarez, Julia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1565120388
- ISBN 13
- 9781565120389
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books
- Place of Publication
- Chapel Hill, Nc
- Date Published
- 1994-01-01
- Size
- 5x1x8
- X weight
- 21 oz
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Chaparral Books
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Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Number Line
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
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- Gilt
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