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AK
by Dickinson, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New condition/As New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0385306083
- ISBN 13
- 9780385306089
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York: Delacorte Press, 1990. A gorgeous copy. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (15.00). No chips. No tears. No creases. Protected by a removable Brodart clear plastic sleeve. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp, apparently never read. This is the first U.S. edition of a novel that won the Whitbread Award in England. It tells the story of an African boy, a child guerilla who is schooled in bloodshed and who places his trust in his AK assault rifle. Remarkable jacket art by Leo and Diane Dillon. First printing with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original rust-color boards and black cloth spine. . First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. As New condition/As New dust jacket. Illus. by Dillon, Leo and Diane (jacket art). 8vo. (vi), 231pp.
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- Bookseller
- About Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005026
- Title
- AK
- Author
- Dickinson, Peter
- Illustrator
- Dillon, Leo and Diane (jacket art)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New condition
- Jacket Condition
- As New dust jacket
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385306083
- ISBN 13
- 9780385306089
- Publisher
- Delacorte Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 8vo. (vi), 231pp
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- Bookplate
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Remainder Mark
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