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LIGHT ACTION IN THE CARIBBEAN; Stories
by Lopez, Barry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679434550
- ISBN 13
- 9780679434559
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. INSCRIBED by the Author on the title page, dark green quarter cloth with silver lettering on spine over ivory boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) of a bird of paradise's tail feathers by Gabriele Wilson, vii, [viii] + 162 pages + [2] Blank + [2] A Note about the Author & A Note on the Type. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION internally and externally! Tight, clean, bright first edition. For works that explore environmental and humanitarian situations, Barry Lopez (b. 1945 - ) has written novels, essays, and children's books. He has won the National Book Award, John Burroughs Medal, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award Medal, the Oregon Book Award, and others.
Synopsis
Barry Lopez is the author of six works of nonfiction and eight works of fiction. His writing appears regularly in Harper's , The Paris Review, DoubleTake, and The Georgia Review . He is the recipient of a National Book Award, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and other honors. He lives in western Oregon.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4632
- Title
- LIGHT ACTION IN THE CARIBBEAN; Stories
- Author
- Lopez, Barry
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0679434550
- ISBN 13
- 9780679434559
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- poltcal fiction, counterculture, illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Fine
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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