The Secret of Life

Bookseller

Nessa Books (CA)

Bookseller's Inventory #

001843

Title

The Secret of Life

Author

McAuley, Paul J

Illustrator

Uncredited

Format/Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Used - Near Fine

Jacket Condition

Near Fine

Edition

First Edition

ISBN 10

0002259044

ISBN 13

9780002259040

Publisher

Harpercollins

Place of Publication

London

Date Published

2001

Keywords

FICTION_GENERAL McAuley, Paul J. The Secret of Life Harpercollins 0002259044 -----The scan you see is the book you get. Black cloth with gilt on spine, 391 pages, tight clean and square, no names, dust jacket is in NF condition, check out the scans.

Bookseller catalogs

Fiction; Fantasy and Science Fiction;

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Gilt

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Tight

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Fine

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Spine

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First Edition

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