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Congo
by Michael Crichton
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394513924
- ISBN 13
- 9780394513928
- Seller
-
Carrollton, Texas, United States
Item Price
£40.41£36.37
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Black and red boards with gold writing on spine; soft rectangle with book title inside inset on front board. Faint white residue on bottom corner near spine of front and back boards; book has slight lean to right. Top and bottom of book spine rumpled; foxing on top page edges. Front dust jacket rubbed with small tear on top near spine; back dust jacket rubbed on top. Slight shelf wear on bottom of dust jacket spine; top of dust jacket spine has small chipping. Price of $10.95 on front dust jacket flap; book has overall tight binding and, other than slight lean, pages still look in excellent condition.
Alfred A. Knopf First Edition, First Printing as indicated by "First Trade Edition" and no other editions listed on copyright page.
Crichton's classic novel about adventurers in search of diamonds in Africa. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
Alfred A. Knopf First Edition, First Printing as indicated by "First Trade Edition" and no other editions listed on copyright page.
Crichton's classic novel about adventurers in search of diamonds in Africa. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CRCH006
- Title
- Congo
- Author
- Michael Crichton
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394513924
- ISBN 13
- 9780394513928
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 348
- Keywords
- michael crichton; congo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting
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I focus on modern first edition, first printings, but have been lately finding first editions, later printings of older novels in my inventory. I'm also highlighting a lot of signed books that I've found.
I will also gladly search for and offer well-priced books of all kinds. If there's something you'd love to have, either send me a message here or go to https://cases.sherlockjoes.com and Open a Case!
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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- First Edition
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- Shelf Wear
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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