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Prentice Alvin (The Tales of Alvin Maker III)
by Card, Orson Scott
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- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0312931417
- ISBN 13
- 9780312931414
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Tor Books, 1989. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Third book in the author's stunning fantasy series featuring Alvin Maker, set in the early 19th-century American frontier. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, SIGNED & dated by the AUTHOR on half title page. In bright orange cloth-over-boards with gilt lettering to spine, both this hardcover book & its colorful, unclipped DJ are in Fine condition (our highest grade): Guaranteed Gift-Giving quality! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. DJ is equally flawless & protected in new mylar cover to stay that way. A truly collectible beauty! Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
Prentice Alvin (1989) is an alternate history/fantasy novel by Orson Scott Card. It is the third book in Card's The Tales of Alvin Maker series and is about Alvin Miller, the Seventh son of a seventh son. Prentice Alvin won the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1990, was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1989, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1990.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018400
- Title
- Prentice Alvin (The Tales of Alvin Maker III)
- Author
- Card, Orson Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0312931417
- ISBN 13
- 9780312931414
- Publisher
- Tor Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- FANTASY SCI-FI SCIENCE FICTION SERIES ADVENTURES SIGNED FIRST EDITION NINETEENTH CENTURY UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA CANADA FRONTIER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books; Science Fiction-Fantasy;
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