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Bernard Shaw Volume II: 1898-1918, the Pursuit of Power
by Holroyd, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394575539
- ISBN 13
- 9780394575537
- Seller
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The Woodlands, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Random House. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0394575539 . SIGNED by author on full title page. "The second volume, The Pursuit of Power, is the story of Shaw in his prime." Ships same or next business day. Text block is slightly pulled away from spine ends, minor edge wear, small bumps on top left corner of back board and spine ends, lightly faded on head and tail edges of boards; overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has minor edge and shelf wear, lightly yellowed on edges of flaps, wrinkles in plastic coating on tail edge of back cover and back flap. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 421 pages; Signed by Author(s) .
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- Bookseller
- Good Books In The Woods
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2540
- Title
- Bernard Shaw Volume II: 1898-1918, the Pursuit of Power
- Author
- Holroyd, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394575539
- ISBN 13
- 9780394575537
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- 0394575539
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fine
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- Bumps
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