The Island of the Innocent: A Novel of Greek and Jew in the Time of the Maccabees [Limited Edition, Signed]
by FISHER, Vardis
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 1952. First Edition. Limited to 100 copies of which this is no. 3. Octavo (22cm.); original full red gilt-lettered morocco, top edge gilt; [8],448pp. About Fine. Signed by the author on colophon. Seventh novel in the author's Testament of Man series, set during the Maccabean revolt.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23086
- Title
- The Island of the Innocent: A Novel of Greek and Jew in the Time of the Maccabees [Limited Edition, Signed]
- Author
- FISHER, Vardis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Caxton Printers
- Place of Publication
- Caldwell, ID
- Date Published
- 1952
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Fantasy - Lost Race - Science Fiction;
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About the Seller
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...