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THE LOST CITY
by Gunther, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper & Row. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1964. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 1. Hard Cover. Quarter bound in publisher's black cloth over red boards, gilt lettering on spine, red endpapers, fore-edge deckle. 8vo. 594 pp. Former owner's name neatly stamped on ffep, front hinge starting, else fine. The dust jacket, now in Mylar, is significantly chipped, with loss at the head of the spine. VERY GOOD/GOOD.. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
Synopsis
Lost City is a 2004 novel by Clive Cussler. It tells of Kurt Austin's dealings with the Fauchard family, which has dominated the weapons industry for several thousand years, their secret past, the monsters they have created, and the plague they have unleashed on the worlds oceans, all in a quest for immortality.
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Details
- Seller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 6023
- Title
- THE LOST CITY
- Author
- Gunther, John
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Fiction;, Literature;, Vienna;, Historical Fiction, Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Round Table Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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