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A Boy's Pretensions A Novel
by Giardina, Anthony
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 067162136X
- ISBN 13
- 9780671621360
- Seller
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The Woodlands, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 067162136x . INSCRIBED by author on full title page, "10.24.94 To Rolland, Best Wishes Anthony Giardina." "One of the great pleasures of this novel is Anthony Giardina's great affection for his characters, foibles and all." Ships same or next business day. Remainder mark on tail edge. Spine is slightly skewed, minor edge wear, light bumps on spine ends and bottom left corner of back board, small rough tear on back board, lightly discolored on edges of boards, pages are lightly tanned. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minor edge wear, pencil erasure marks on top of front flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 335 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Good Books In The Woods
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53276
- Title
- A Boy's Pretensions A Novel
- Author
- Giardina, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 067162136X
- ISBN 13
- 9780671621360
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- 067162136x
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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