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Pastime
by PARKER, Robert B
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0399136282
- ISBN 13
- 9780399136283
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1991. Hardcover. Small 4to. Dark and light orange paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 223pp. Near fine/near fine. Handsome, tight first edition of the 18th volume in the 40-volume "Spencer" series -- and signed and inscribed large and bold by the author in black fineline on the title page: "Chris & David, / all best / RBP.
Synopsis
Robert B. Parker was the author of more than fifty books. He died in January 2010.
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43036
- Title
- Pastime
- Author
- PARKER, Robert B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0399136282
- ISBN 13
- 9780399136283
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books;
Terms of Sale
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts accepts most major credit cards and PayPal. Checks are welcome. Institutions will be accommodated as their procedures require. Every effort has been made to describe each book and any defects accurately. If an item proves unsatisfactory for any reason, it may be returned within seven days. We would appreciate a courtesy call if an item is being returned. Member ABAA, ILAB, MWABA, The Manuscript Society.
About the Seller
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Galena, Illinois
About Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts has been serving book lovers, collectors and institutions since 1991. Our inventory of quality out-of-print books spans 50 subjects, while the extensive autograph holdings have a decidedly historical bent, reflecting personages from every field of human endeavor.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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