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Venus Blue: A Novel
by Sobin, Gustaf
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0316802557
- ISBN 13
- 9780316802550
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
U.S.A: Little Brown & Co, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Very Good Dust Jacket. A story seeking the self of a Hollywood star of the 1930s, by two women determined to find where and what that was, set against the lush and corrupt background of Hollywoord's glory years Handsome volume with Rem Mk on bottom edge its only defect, in burgundy half cloth with gilt titles, ivory patterned cloth wrapped boards, sportless, tight& solid, no cover wear. Internals as new. Clean and unmarked, unclipped. Dust Jacket has a vintage appearance and look as new, but it is chipped at the spine head and lightly rumpled at rear lower corner. . 250 pages. 5.75 x 8.5 inches. Little Brown & Co Publishers, Boston, MA 1992.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020650
- Title
- Venus Blue: A Novel
- Author
- Sobin, Gustaf
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0316802557
- ISBN 13
- 9780316802550
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- FICTION; HOLLYWOOD; FILM NOIR; AMNESIA; HOLLYWOOD STARS;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction. General;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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