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Alaska
de James A. Michener
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0436279703
- ISBN 13
- 9780436279706
- Librería
-
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
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Sobre este artículo
Secker & Warburg, London, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Hardcover. 914 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Secker & Warburg, London, 1988. First Edition. This is the first UK edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Spine has slight fading. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear. Dust jacket is unclipped. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In this sweeping epic of the northernmost American frontier, James A. Michener guides us through Alaska's fierce terrain and history, from the long-forgotten past to the bustling present. As his characters struggle for survival, Michener weaves together the exciting high points of Alaska's story: its brutal origins; the American acquisition; the gold rush; the tremendous growth and exploitation of the salmon industry; the arduous construction of the Alcan Highway, undertaken to defend the territory during World War II. A spellbinding portrait of a human community fighting to establish its place in the world, "Alaska "traces a bold and majestic saga of the enduring spirit of a land and its people. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical; ISBN: 0436279703. ISBN/EAN: 9780436279706. Inventory No: 21010003.. 9780436279706
Sinopsis
James A. Michener was one of the world’s most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Tales of the South Pacific, the bestselling novels The Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial, Texas, Caribbean, and Caravans, and the memoir The World Is My Home . Michener served on the advisory council to NASA and the International Broadcast Board, which oversees the Voice of America. Among dozens of awards and honors, he received America’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1977, and an award from the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities in 1983 for his commitment to art in America. Michener died in 1997 at the age of ninety.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Manyhills Books
(AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 21010003
- Título
- Alaska
- Autor
- James A. Michener
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0436279703
- ISBN 13
- 9780436279706
- Editorial
- Secker & Warburg
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1988
- Palabras clave
- BZDB5 Fiction; Alaska
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Historical; Fiction;
Términos de venta
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
