That Old Ace in the Hole by Proulx, E. Annie - 2002

Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Scribner, 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A young Denver man takes a job with Global Pork Rind seeking large tracts of land in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles to turn into hog farms. First printing with correct full number line sequence. This is an exceptionally clean copy with no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Not an ex-library copy. Spine is tight and crisp. Corners are square, and the boards are clean, flat and true with minimal edge wear, though the lower spine is slightly bumped and the lower corners of the front and back boards are bumped pretty substantially. Dust jacket is not price-clipped ($26.00) but does have some edge wear including some bumping to the corners, some wear along the foreedges, and a 2" area on the front cover that may be a very, very light watermark. This collectible, very good+/very good+, first edition/first printing copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. Satisfaction guaranteed!