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Coming Down Again
by John Balaban
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151195196
- ISBN 13
- 9780151195190
- Seller
-
Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1985. SIGNED. 1st/1st. NF/VG. Stated First Edition. First printing. Signed by John Balaban and dated Taos,1985 on the half-title page. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. Spine heads gently pushed. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. The dust jacket is unclipped ($15.95) with light shelf wear. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. A lyrical portrayal of chaos, darkness, and adventure in Asia's Golden Triangle during the Vietnam War. Based on a true story.
At the end of the Vietnam War, Paul Roberts and his girlfriend, Fay, are arrested at the Burmese-Thai border for smuggling a small amount of hashish. As they sit stranded in a small Thai prison, they become part of a grisly contest played out by opium warlords, corrupt border patrol police, and two AWOL GIs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Armadillo Alley Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2888
- Title
- Coming Down Again
- Author
- John Balaban
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0151195196
- ISBN 13
- 9780151195190
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- San Diego
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Vietnam war, Combat, Historical fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Signed Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Armadillo Alley Books
Biblio member since 2020
Carrollton, Texas
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