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A Civil Action
by Harr, Jonathan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394563492
- ISBN 13
- 9780394563497
- Seller
-
Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated First Edition With Random House Designation For First Printing. The Book Is Bound Within Boards With Speckled Tan Over One Quarter Black Cloth. Gilt Lettering And Rule On The Spine. Map Endpapers. The Book Has Minor Edge Wear. The Unclipped Jacket Has Minor Wear With No Chips Or Tears. Small Crease To The Upper Corner Of The Front Flap.
Synopsis
For the film starring John Travolta, see A Civil Action (film) A Civil Action is a 1996 non-fiction novel by Jonathan Harr depicting the real-life water contamination case in Woburn, Massachusetts in the 1980s. The book became a best-seller and won the National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction. The case is Anderson v. Cryovac. The first reported decision in the case is at 96 F.R.D. 431 (denial of defendants' motion to dismiss).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045331
- Title
- A Civil Action
- Author
- Harr, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0394563492
- ISBN 13
- 9780394563497
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1995
- Pages
- 500
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Anderson, Anne, - 1936?- - Trials, Litigation, Etc.; W.R. Grace & Co - Trials, Litigation, Etc.; Trials (Toxic Torts) - Massachusetts - Boston; Groundwater - Pollution - Law And Legislation - Massachusetts - Woburn; Drinking Water - Contamination
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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- Cloth
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