Uncommon Carriers

Extended Description and Notes

First edition, Signed. As New/ As New. A pristine copy, never read and only opened for signing. Dustjacket is as new, unmarked and price intact with no chips or tears. Seven essays from Pulitzer Prize winner and national treasure John McPhee. Signed by the author on the title page. "This is a book about people who drive trucks, captain ships, pilot towboats, drive coal trains and carry lobsters through the air: the people who work in freight transportation." A New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 2006. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box.

Bookseller

Linden Avenue Books (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

10004

Title

Uncommon Carriers

Author

McPhee, John

Illustrator

Cassandra J. Pappas, jacket design

Format/Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

New As New

Jacket Condition

As New

Quantity Available

1

Edition

First

ISBN 10

0374280398

ISBN 13

9780374280390

Publisher

Farrar, Straus & Giroux

Place of Publication

New York

Date Published

2006

Pages

248

Size

6 x 8 1/2 inches

Keywords

First edition, signed, non fiction

Bookseller catalogs

Non Fiction; Autographs and signed books;

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Title Page

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