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Nothing Can Go Wrong (Signed)
by Kilpack, Captain John H. & MacDonald, John D
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Madison, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Three-guarter light blue paper over quarter dark blue cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. Signed. Small quarto. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 305 pp. Association copy. Signed by author on title page, "John D MacDonald Sept 1981," with inscription to friend and fellow writer Joe L. Hensley on front free endpaper, "For Joe and Charlotte, Somebody sent me a tear sheet of Don's article in GAMES saying 'This guy will write for ANYBODY!' Am soon sending you a fantastic pic of Nussbaum, with a letter. Best, John and Dorothy." Three-quarter light blue paper over quarter dark blue cloth on board, spine bearing stamped foil silver titles. Slightly canted, very light shelf wear, slight bumping at top and bottom of spine, outer corners front and back slightly rubbed, three-quarter inch crease at top of leaf 149/150, else Very Good. Glossy pictorial dust jacket has light browning along top-inside edge, slightly bumped at top and bottom of spine, else Near Fine with price of $15.95 unclipped. Dust jacket now in archival protective cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000014
- Title
- Nothing Can Go Wrong (Signed)
- Author
- Kilpack, Captain John H. & MacDonald, John D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover. Three-guarter light blue paper over quarter dark blue cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- association
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
All listed items are physically in our possession and will normally ship within 48 hours, securely packaged to prevent damage in transit. Within the U.S., we ship USPS with insurance against loss or damage. Tracking number provided. Orders with destinations outside the U.S., expedited shipments, oversized/heavy items or sets will require an update of shipping charges before the sale is completed.
In the unlikely event of a purchase proving unsatisfactory, the item may be returned, in its original condition, for a full refund limited to the original price paid. We would ask that you notify us by email of your intention to return within 10 working days of receipt of the item. Safe return shipment is the client's responsibility. We will issue reimbursement within 14 days of receiving the item back. We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value, if the loss resulted from unnecessary handling by the client.
About the Seller
Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2008
Madison, Indiana
About Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
Village Lights opened as a brick-and-mortar shop in November of 2008, a "mom & pop" business, locally owned and independent, with the proprietors, Nathan Montoya and Anne Vestuto, living above the shop. For fifteen years, as a full-service general bookstore, we offered a carefully curated selection of quality used and new books.
In January of 2024, Village Lights transitioned to a rare and antiquarian book shop located on the second floor of our building. We now offer a modest, but growing, eclectic selection of rare, antiquarian, and out-of-print books, with strength in modern firsts and signed copies. We also sell handmade letterpress books and broadsides from Larkspur Press.
We carefully grade our books in accordance with IOBA Book Condition Definitions (https://www.ioba.org/conditions-definitions), describe them using standard ABAA terminology (https://www.abaa.org/glossary), and painstakingly package them to prevent damage in transit. We value direct communication, so please feel free to call if you have questions about our listings or to confirm that an item is still on hand.
We invite you to visit our website or make an appointment to visit us on Main Street in the heart of downtown Madison, Indiana, the country's largest contiguous National Historic Landmark District and a Designated Indiana Cultural District, on the banks of the beautiful Ohio River.
In January of 2024, Village Lights transitioned to a rare and antiquarian book shop located on the second floor of our building. We now offer a modest, but growing, eclectic selection of rare, antiquarian, and out-of-print books, with strength in modern firsts and signed copies. We also sell handmade letterpress books and broadsides from Larkspur Press.
We carefully grade our books in accordance with IOBA Book Condition Definitions (https://www.ioba.org/conditions-definitions), describe them using standard ABAA terminology (https://www.abaa.org/glossary), and painstakingly package them to prevent damage in transit. We value direct communication, so please feel free to call if you have questions about our listings or to confirm that an item is still on hand.
We invite you to visit our website or make an appointment to visit us on Main Street in the heart of downtown Madison, Indiana, the country's largest contiguous National Historic Landmark District and a Designated Indiana Cultural District, on the banks of the beautiful Ohio River.
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- Fine
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Jacket
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
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