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The Orchid Thief
by Orlean, Susan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0679447393
- ISBN 13
- 9780679447399
- Seller
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York, Random House, 1998, hardcover, x-284 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end bumps. First issue dustjacket, unclipped bearing original price, light edge bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. A modern classic of personal journalism, a deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America's strange flower-selling subculture, through Florida's swamps and beyond, along with the Seminoles who help him and the forces of justice who fight him. Bibliography appended. ISBN 9780679447399
Synopsis
The Orchid Thief is a non-fiction book by American journalist and author Susan Orlean, based on her investigation of the 1994 arrest of John Laroche and a group of Seminoles in south Florida for poaching rare orchids in the Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve. The book is based on an earlier article that Orlean wrote for The New Yorker magazine. Laroche, a plant dealer, was determined to find and clone the rare Ghost Orchid for profit.
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Details
- Bookseller
- West of Eden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11411
- Title
- The Orchid Thief
- Author
- Orlean, Susan
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0679447393
- ISBN 13
- 9780679447399
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1998
- Keywords
- Biography & Autobiography; Florida; Flowers; Gardening; Heists & Robberies; Hollywood; Laroche, John; Orchids; Plant collectors; Science & Technology
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About the Seller
West of Eden Books
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Lukeville , Arizona
About West of Eden Books
West of Eden Books is a home-based bookseller selling exclusively on-line since October 2003. We specialize in Out-Of-Print and Collectible Books with interests ranging from the Fine and Performing Arts to Science, Sports and Modern Literature. We are in daily contact with top booksellers worldwide and are happy to provide free referrals on request. Most of our listed books are first edition, first printings, carefully researched through our own reference materials and many other available sources. Most books are in Very Good to Fine condition with any flaws carefully noted. All hardcover books with dustjackets will receive a new archival quality Brodart dustjacket sleeve prior to shipping. Customer service and satisfaction is of primary importance to us at West of Eden Books. Our feedback from customers has been overwhelmingly positive. We pride ourselves in this and pledge to address any issue with any of our products or services to your satisfaction. Digital images available on request.
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