Vlemk the Box-Painter
by John Gardner; Catherine Kanner [Illustrator]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0935716017
- ISBN 13
- 9780935716016
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Lord John Press, 1979-06-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Lord John Press, 1979; stated First Edition, no additional printings indicated; brown patterned paper over brown cloth boards, gilt titling on spine; 138pp., illustrations by Catherine Kanner. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards very good, gilt titling remains bold and bright; illustrations and text also very good. Unclipped ($15.00) dust jacket spine lightly sunned, else DJ very good. From a private collection. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 257025
- Title
- Vlemk the Box-Painter
- Author
- John Gardner; Catherine Kanner [Illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0935716017
- ISBN 13
- 9780935716016
- Publisher
- Lord John Press
- Place of Publication
- Northridge
- Date Published
- 1979-06-01
- X weight
- 25 oz
Terms of Sale
The Book House in Dinkytown
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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