Looking for Alaska
by Jenkins, Peter
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
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- As New/As New
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Eighteen months' travel to and exploration of Alaska by the beloved author of A Walk Across America, published two decades prior. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket. Bound simply in blue cloth, with silver lettering to spine. Map endpapers front and rear. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xi [2], 2-432 [2] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
Synopsis
Looking for Alaska is the first young adult novel by John Green, published in March 2005 by Dutton Juvenile. It won the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association. It is divided into two parts, Before and After.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 356174
- Title
- Looking for Alaska
- Author
- Jenkins, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- Large 8vo 9" - 10
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Peter Jenkins Alaska travel exploration A Walk Across America
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana/Regional Interest;
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