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The Bourne Identity
by Ludlum, Robert
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399900705
- ISBN 13
- 9780399900709
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Richard Marek, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Richard Marek Publishers, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1980. Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Text block is clean, white, tight, straight and square with no markings of any kind. Binding is clean, full black cloth of uniform color throughout, bright gilt title, etc. to spine, and all corners square and sharp. Dust jacket is bright, unfaded and intact with one large tear at top of back and small chipping at top of spine, and with original price ($12.95) and date (8003, i.e., March 1980) intact on front flap. 523 pages. The Bourne Identity is one of the great suspense and spy novels of all time. Basis for the excellent 1988 mini-series with Richard Chamberlain and also for the 2002 movie with Matt Damon. Shipped in cardboard and packaged with care.
Synopsis
Robert Ludlum was the author of twenty-one novels, each a New York Times bestseller. There are more than 210 million of his books in print, and they have been translated into thirty-two languages. In addition to the Jason Bourne series— The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum —he was the author of The Scarlatti Inheritance, The Chancellor Manuscript, and The Apocalypse Watch, among many others. Mr. Ludlum passed away in March, 2001.
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- Bookseller
- Turn and Temper Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 182
- Title
- The Bourne Identity
- Author
- Ludlum, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399900705
- ISBN 13
- 9780399900709
- Publisher
- Richard Marek
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 523
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Rockville, Maryland
About Turn and Temper Books
Turn and Temper Books specializes in non-fiction, high quality rare books in Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Nature, Technology, Business, and related fields. We also may have the occasional modern first edition and other fiction titles. We focus on quality and condition: with few exceptions (mostly relating to antiquarian stock), all books sold are in Very Good or better condition and are highly collectible.
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- Fine
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- Chipping
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
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