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Concrete Island
by Ballard, J. G
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0374128073
- ISBN 13
- 9780374128074
- Seller
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South Slocan, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux. Light wear to edges. Jacket has light edge and corner wear. Small 1/4 inch tear to top front edge. 2 inch crease to front wrap. Now protected in a mylar cover which itself has a few marks rubbing and light scratches. Interior is crisp and clean. (7) . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st US edition. 1974. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Concrete Island is a 1974 English fiction novel by J. G. Ballard.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wolfhound Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000222
- Title
- Concrete Island
- Author
- Ballard, J. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st US edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374128073
- ISBN 13
- 9780374128074
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Pages
- 176
- Keywords
- fiction
Terms of Sale
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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
Wolfhound Books
Biblio member since 2022
South Slocan, British Columbia
About Wolfhound Books
WOLFHOUND BOOKS is a small online bookstore and farmer's market seller located in the wild and beautiful West Kootenay of British Columbia, Canada. It is operated by the sole proprietor, Glenn Anderson and named after the late 'Sophie' his part-Irish Wolfhound dog. Glenn has been selling used books at farmer's markets in BC since 1998. He has built a reputation for consistently providing eclectic offerings of quality books at these markets. A WOLFHOUND BOOKS stall can still be found at SLOCAN MARKET in Slocan City, BC on Saturdays June through August. WOLFHOUND BOOKS has wide ranging categories, but emphasis is upon METAPHYSICAL, EASTERN RELIGIONS, PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS, and CANADIAN POETRY and LITERATURE.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.