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Lester Del Ray “Day of the Giants” First edition 1959 Vintage cloth wrapped hardcover
Original price was: $46.00.$37.26Current price is: $37.26.
CONDITION: Very good -. No loose, torn or folded pages. Former library book – title page has a library punch and small stamp “withdrawn” and rear free end paper also stamped, otherwise no marks, nothing on the spine. Green cloth wrapped boards are relatively even in color, not tanned, bottom edges show some staining, perhaps from a library jacket (?) . Original dust wrapper is not price clipped, showing original publisher’s price of $2.75 inside front flap. Has some creasing and some losses at edges all around. Now protected in a removable archival sleeve.
First edition.
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Printed by Avalon Books, 224 pages.
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| Weight | 32 oz |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 13 × 10 × 2 in |
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