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Orealla : A Novel
by Roy Heath
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 085031528X
- ISBN 13
- 9780850315288
- Seller
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Arlington, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Allison & Busby, 1984. Hardcover. First Edition (no additional printings listed). Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, ends bumped. Slight edge wear. Jacket clean with light rubbing. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 256 pages. A Guyanese graduate is torn between his own life of servitude and the independent but anachronistic life of his Amerindian friend.
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- Bookseller
- Books of the World
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RWARE0000000658
- Title
- Orealla : A Novel
- Author
- Roy Heath
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 085031528X
- ISBN 13
- 9780850315288
- Publisher
- Allison & Busby
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 255
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- fiction, literature, humor, satire, psychological, Amerindian, indigenous, corruption, poverty, prejudice, superstition, Guyana
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Humor, Comedy, Satire, Funny stuff; Caribbean; Guyana;
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About Books of the World
Finding new homes for the library I collected over five decades of travel around the world.
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- Tight
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- Fine
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- 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...
- 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....
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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