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Spidertown
by Abraham Rodriguez Jr
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good, edge wear throughout, rubbing, and fading to lettering./Near Fine jacket, lightly rubbed.
- ISBN 10
- 1562828452
- ISBN 13
- 9781562828455
- Seller
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Hyperion, 1993. First Edition, Stated. 8vo. Quarter black cloth over black paper boards with silver gilt lettering to spine. Very Good, edge wear throughout, rubbing, and fading to lettering./Near Fine jacket, lightly rubbed.. Jacket photograph: Jerry Bauer. Jacket Design by Victor Weaver. First Edition, Rodriguez's first novel tells the story of Miguel, a young Puerto Rican dealer living in the South Bronx.
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- Bookseller
- Better Read Than Dead
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 550
- Title
- Spidertown
- Author
- Abraham Rodriguez Jr
- Illustrator
- Jacket photograph: Jerry Bauer. Jacket Design by Victor Weaver
- Format/Binding
- 8vo. Quarter black cloth over black paper boards with silver gilt lettering to spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good, edge wear throughout, rubbing, and fading to lettering.
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine jacket, lightly rubbed.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Stated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1562828452
- ISBN 13
- 9781562828455
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- NYC, The Bronx, Spidertown, South bronx, Puerto Rican, crime, gangs, outlaws, drugs, arson
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Better Read Than Dead
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Ridgewood, New York
About Better Read Than Dead
Better Read Than Dead has been selling used books and other printed materials in Brooklyn, NY since 2012. We currently operate two open storefronts and an ever-growing online inventory.
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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