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The Stranger from the Sea A Novel of Cornwall, 1810-1811
by Graham, Winston
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0385179677
- ISBN 13
- 9780385179676
- Seller
-
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0385179677 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, some creasing to head and tail of spine. Remainder spray bottom page edges ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Stated first US edition. ; Poldark Series #8; 8.2 X 5.7 X 1.7 inches; 445 pages; "Cornwall, 1810. The Poldark family awaits the return of Ross from his mission to Wellington's army in Portugal. But their ordered existence ends with Jeremy Poldark's dramatic rescue of the stranger from the sea. Stephen Carrington's arrival in the Poldark household changes all their lives. For Clowance and Jeremy in particular, the children of Ross and Demelza, Stephen's advent is the key to a new world - one of both love and danger." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20332
- Title
- The Stranger from the Sea A Novel of Cornwall, 1810-1811
- Author
- Graham, Winston
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First US Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385179677
- ISBN 13
- 9780385179676
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- 0385179677, poldark, Cornwall
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction / Historical;
Terms of Sale
Ainsworth Books
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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