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Children of Light
by Stone, Robert
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394525736
- ISBN 13
- 9780394525730
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
Item Price
€61.35€49.08
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
FIrst Edition, First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Signed on the title page by Robert Stone, no inscriptions. Purple cloth with gilt lettering and blue boards. Deckled pages. Binding is tight, book is square with a bit of sunning along top edge and light wear at base of spine. The interior is clean and free of any markings. The unclipped dustjacket shows original $17.95 price, has slight fading on spine, but is crisp and clean with no chips or tears. Protected in mylar cover. Robert Stone's fourth novel is the story of screenwriter and schizophrenic actress, both in serious decline. It's a somewhat negative view of Hollywood, loosely based on the author's personal experiences. Carefully packaged and shipped in a box.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Linden Avenue Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10151
- Title
- Children of Light
- Author
- Stone, Robert
- Illustrator
- R.D. Scudellari, jacket design
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0394525736
- ISBN 13
- 9780394525730
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Pages
- 258
- Size
- 8vo.
- Keywords
- Fiction, first edition, signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Autographs and signed books; Modern First Editions; Literature;
Terms of Sale
Linden Avenue Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Linden Avenue Books
Biblio member since 2023
Salem, Oregon
About Linden Avenue Books
Linden Avenue Books is independently owned and operated and located in Lincoln City, Oregon. We feature a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, including biography, history and modern first editions. All books are carefully packaged and shipped in a box. Additional photos for all books available on request: lindenavenuebooks@gmail.com
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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