The shelf · Mystery & Thrillers · Polar Star
First edition
Polar Star
Martin Cruz Smith
Random House, 1989. First edition, first printing.
$20One copy · this copy
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- Book
- Fine
- Jacket
- Near Fine
- Jacket note
- The dust jacket grades Near Fine.
- Our ref
- RCB-f4b3da50ac3a
What we checked, and where to see itRCB-f4b3da50ac3a · 8 photographs of this copy
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Copyright page states "First Trade Edition"
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Number line reads 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 (Random House drops the 1)
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ISBN 0-394-57819-8 on copyright page and rear-jacket barcode
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Jacket flap priced $19.95, trade issue
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Rear flap: Random House, Inc., New York, Printed in U.S.A. 7/89
examined on the copy in hand
Flaws, each one named
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light edge/corner wear to jacket, lower rear corner
2
faint surface rubbing to glossy jacket
noted on the copy in hand
This copy
First edition
What a true first shows: Random House, New York, 1989, cloth in jacket (trade first; a signed limited first was separately printed by The Franklin Library)
Photographs show the exact copy you will receive. Every flaw we found is listed above; if we missed one, the return is on us.