Iberia: Spanish Travels and Reflections.
by James A. Michener
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY Fawcett: Crest Books, 1969. Paperback First Edition Thus [1969]; First Printing, so stated. First Edition Thus [1969]; First Printing, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use; light wear to extremities, with some faint creases at the lower corner of the front panel and a 1/16" chip at same; mild rubbing and the faintest soiling to the wrapper covers; single faint crease at backstrip and another at upper rear corner; binding square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7.05 x 4.25 x 1.5 inches). 960 pages. Illustrated with numerous duotone Photographs by Robert Vavra throughout the text. Language: English. Weight: 15.5 ounces. Mass Market Paperback.
Synopsis
James A. Michener was one of the world’s most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Tales of the South Pacific, the bestselling novels The Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial, Texas, Caribbean, and Caravans, and the memoir The World Is My Home . Michener served on the advisory council to NASA and the International Broadcast Board, which oversees the Voice of America. Among dozens of awards and honors, he received America’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1977, and an award from the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities in 1983 for his commitment to art in America. Michener died in 1997 at the age of ninety.
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- Black Cat Hill Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 52181
- Title
- Iberia: Spanish Travels and Reflections.
- Author
- James A. Michener
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus [1969]; First Printing, so stated.
- Publisher
- Fawcett: Crest Books,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1969.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Europe Travel; Travel; Travel & Adventure; Travel Writing; Spain;
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