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Free Fall in Crimson
by John D MacDonald
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060148330
- ISBN 13
- 9780060148331
- Seller
-
Tomball, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Stated First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket; SIGNED by the author to the front free paper in black marker. A handsome copy of this Travis McGee novel, enhanced by MacDonald's signature. This copy is in very good condition with a square, tight binding, sharp gold lettering over black and red boards, and clean, white pages throughout; the book does show some age-spotting to the exterior text block and some minor rubbing to the board edges, else near fine or better. Housed in a crisp and clean very good dust jacket that shows mild rubbing to the edges, a couple of minor creases to the flaps, and a light age-toning to the panel edges and flaps. Overall, a very sharp copy, presentable and collectible; Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
Synopsis
Free Fall in Crimson (1981) is the nineteenth novel in the Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald. In the plot McGee sets out to investigate the death of an ailing millionaire, and encounters a motorcycle gang, pornographic movie-makers, and balloonists. The book also revives the character of Lysa Dean from The Quick Red Fox, an early novel in the series.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2620
- Title
- Free Fall in Crimson
- Author
- John D MacDonald
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0060148330
- ISBN 13
- 9780060148331
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- First Edition, Hardcover,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery;
Terms of Sale
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Bryan H. Young D.V.M.dba Grayshelf Books, 19111 Desert Eagle Dr., Tomball, Tx 77377Email - bhydvm@gmail.comWe accept payment by Paypal, Visa, Mastercard, checks, or money orders.Texas residents please add 8% sales tax.We guarantee all books to be as described.Additional scans of books will be provided upon request.
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About the Seller
Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Tomball, Texas
About Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA
Grayshelf Books is an online collectors library originating out of the love of collecting rare books. We specialize, but are not limited to, modern first editions from the 20th and 21st century. We also maintain inventory of rare works in the Science Fiction and Horror genres. We guarantee all of our books in regards to condition stated on the listings and all books are protected in mylar covers and shipped with the utmost care in sturdy boxes. Thanks for viewing our listings!
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- 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...
- Edges
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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