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On the River Styx And Other Stories
by Matthiessen, Peter
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394553993
- ISBN 13
- 9780394553993
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Random House, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. (1st) Sturdy book, red cloth spine and sides, light yellow boards, embossed gilt initials bright at top front left, gilt lettering bright on spine, 208 pages plus brief biographical note. Remainder mark at pages' bottom edge. DJ beneath mylar, cream background with blue, purple and red wavy design on front, praise on back for author fron Nelson Algren, Thomas Pynchon and others. DJ has very tiny nick at bottom back edge. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 08016
- Title
- On the River Styx And Other Stories
- Author
- Matthiessen, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394553993
- ISBN 13
- 9780394553993
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Fiction
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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- Remainder Mark
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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