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THE GREENLANDERS
by SMILEY, Jane
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Promotional material stapled inside cover. Slightly cocked. Near Fine
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First Edition. Wraps. Promotional material stapled inside cover. Slightly cocked. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof in printed green wraps with an actual size color photocopy of the dustwrapper art folded and laid in.
Synopsis
Jane Smiley is the Pulitzer Prize—winning author of A Thousand Acres and more than ten other works of fiction, including Good Faith, Horse Heaven, and Moo, as well as a critically acclaimed biography of Charles Dickens. In 2001 she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in northern California.
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Details
- Seller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 004888
- Title
- THE GREENLANDERS
- Author
- SMILEY, Jane
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Promotional material stapled inside cover. Slightly cocked. Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Literature: American, Uncorrected Proof, Modern First Editions, Modern Firsts, Women's Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Uncorrected Proof; Greenland;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Uncorrected Proof
- An uncorrected proof is a printed copy of a book that needs to be reviewed for errors and corrections. They are released prior...
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