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THE FOURTH BEAR
by Jasper FForde
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Los Angeles , California, United States
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About This Item
[JASPER FFORDE]. THE FOURTH BEAR. (SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY). Viking, New York, 2006. First U.S. Edition, First printing. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust jacket is unclipped and about fine. Overall a about fine crisp book. Signed and inscribed on the title page from author Jasper Fforde, " For Tara & Yuri - Good luck with the movie company! Jasper. ", to voice over video game and anime actors Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal. With original stamp on the title page from the book's fictional WWI theme park Sommeworld. Cover art by Tom Gauld. Modern Sci-Fi / Fantasy first edition, scarce signed association copy, collectible. 378 pgs. 8vo.
Synopsis
The Fourth Bear is a mystery/fantasy novel by Jasper Fforde published in July 2006. It is Jasper Fforde's sixth novel, and the second in the Nursery Crimes series (also known as the Jack Spratt series). It continues the story of Detective Inspector Jack Spratt from The Big Over Easy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Astro Trader Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1000-364
- Title
- THE FOURTH BEAR
- Author
- Jasper FForde
- Illustrator
- Tom Gauld
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Jasper FForde, Tom Gauld, Tara Platt, Yuri Lowenthal, Signed Association Copy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction; Pulp Fiction; Fantasy; Modern Firsts; Fiction;
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
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About Astro Trader Books
Astro Trader Books was founded in 2010 selling camera manuals, then branched into antiquarian, modern firsts, science fiction, fantasy, horror genres and pulp fiction.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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Using and Collecting Bookmarks
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