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Playing Catch-Up
by Guthrie, Jr., A. B
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0395356334
- ISBN 13
- 9780395356333
- Seller
-
Helena, Montana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Signed on the dedication page, near fine hardcover shows mild foxing at top page edges, in a near fine dust jacket (price at flap) that shows touch of rubbing and a pin hole sized open chip at fore edge of rear panel. 183 pages. Still a good looking copy of this fourth in the line of Chick Charleston mysteries. Signed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30877
- Title
- Playing Catch-Up
- Author
- Guthrie, Jr., A. B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0395356334
- ISBN 13
- 9780395356333
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Butte, Montana; Collectibles; Great Falls, Montana; Helena, Montana; Missoula, Montana ; Rare Books ; Used Books;
Terms of Sale
Barker Books & Vintage
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Barker Books & Vintage
Biblio member since 2021
Helena, Montana
About Barker Books & Vintage
Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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