Capitol : The Worthing Chronicle (Author's First Book)
by Card, Orson Scott
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0441091369
- ISBN 13
- 9780441091362
- Seller
-
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Ace, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Fine. Illustrated wraps, 12mo (7 inches tall), pp. 278, stated first printing; fore-edge of text with two tiny 0.5mm tears to first few leaves. An unread copy of the author's first published book, not issued in hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harropian Books, IOBA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1239
- Title
- Capitol : The Worthing Chronicle (Author's First Book)
- Author
- Card, Orson Scott
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0441091369
- ISBN 13
- 9780441091362
- Publisher
- Ace
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
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About the Seller
Harropian Books, IOBA
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Nelson, British Columbia
About Harropian Books, IOBA
Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...