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The Tommyknockers
by King, Stephen
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0399133143
- ISBN 13
- 9780399133145
- Seller
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Charlotte Hall, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The chance discovery of a ship buried underground for millions of years transforms the inhabitants of a New England town into one evil, homicidal entity. First edition, second state, with a full 1 through 10 number line but without the "permissions to come" statement printed beneath as a true first printing would have. This is a clean copy with no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Not an ex-library copy. Spine is generally tight and crisp, though there is a crack in the gutter of the title page. Corners are square, and the boards are clean, flat and true with some minor wear to the edges and foreedges and some bumping to the lower spine. The pages are heavily browned with some light soiling/foxing to the textblock edges and a mark on the bottom edge (this does not appear to be a remainder mark). A section of the textblock stands out as not being as heavily browned as the rest of the pages. There is a slight crease along the spine, and the gold gilt lettering on the spine is slightly worn. There is no dust jacket. This collectible, very good, first edition/second printing copy is protected with an archival mylar cover. Satisfaction guaranteed!
Synopsis
Don't open the door... Bobbi Anderson and the other good folks of Haven, Maine, have sold their souls to reap the rewards of the most deadly evil this side of hell.
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Details
- Bookseller
- rarefirstscom
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000562
- Title
- The Tommyknockers
- Author
- King, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0399133143
- ISBN 13
- 9780399133145
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Glossary
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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