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Capitol Secrets
by Maureen Dean
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399136606
- ISBN 13
- 9780399136603
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
€17.62€12.34
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About This Item
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1992 G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York. 1992. Hardcover. 2nd Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light head and tail bumps. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($21.95); light bumping to head and top edge. Gray boards with gray overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 284 pp 8vo. Written by John Dean's wife, this Washington DC thriller begins when a beautiful, ambitious congresswoman makes a move to become Speaker of the House and sets off a firestorm of controversy and murder. This book goes behind closed doors into a world of power, decadence, and corrupt passion in high places. It brings to the page the hidden desires of the country's governing elite who are not afraid to break every rule in a never satiated thirst for power. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007366
- Title
- Capitol Secrets
- Author
- Maureen Dean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399136606
- ISBN 13
- 9780399136603
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- congress, Washington DC, Speaker of the House, intrigue, expose, politics, political rivalries, corruption, decadence, Washington politics,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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