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Return to Paradise (signed by author)
by MICHENER James A
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
- Seller
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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1951 cloth rubbed at spine ends and starting to fray, inscribed to fep 'Honolulu -1956- James A Michener', stated ELEVENTH PRINTING of Michener's second work, dust jacket has sunned spine with loss to both ends of spine, rubbed fore edges, head of front fold in flap has been trimmed, chipping etc, book is tidy, 437pp. Signed by Author. reprint. Cloth. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Fortuna Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012941
- Title
- Return to Paradise (signed by author)
- Author
- MICHENER James A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- reprint
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- American Fiction travel Writing Scarce Michener Pacific Australia New Zealand South Pacific
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- TRAVEL & EXPLORATION;
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- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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