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The Sweet Forever
by George Pelecanos
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0316691097
- ISBN 13
- 9780316691093
- Seller
-
Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1998. SIGNED twice by the author. 1st/1st. Like New. Stated First Edition, first printing with complete 10 number line ending in 1. Signed by George Pelecanos on the title page and also on a "tipped-in" page. The book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp tips, and clean boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped ($23.95) and Fine. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover.
Marcus Clay's record store is at the epicenter of the drug trade in Washington, D.C., in the mid-1980s. Dimitri Karras, his best friend and store manager, is rapidly developing a nasty drug habit. But things get worse when the two men witness the theft of the bag of a local drug lord who is willing to destroy the entire neighborhood to get it back. "A detailed and emotionally powerful crime novel." -- Chicago Tribune.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Armadillo Alley Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2537
- Title
- The Sweet Forever
- Author
- George Pelecanos
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0316691097
- ISBN 13
- 9780316691093
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1998
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Signed Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Armadillo Alley Books
Biblio member since 2020
Carrollton, Texas
About Armadillo Alley Books
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- First Edition
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- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
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