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First edition

Sharpe's Eagle

Bernard Cornwell
The Viking Press, 1981. First edition, first printing.
$60One copy · this copy

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Book
Near Fine
Jacket
Very Good
Jacket note
The dust jacket grades Very Good.
Our ref
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What we checked, and where to see itRCB-f45ef12faeb6 · 7 photographs of this copy
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First American edition: The Viking Press, New York, 1981
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Copyright page states "First published in 1981 by The Viking Press"
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Copyright © 1981 by Rifleman Productions, Ltd.
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ISBN 0-670-63944-3
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No number line / no later-printing statement present
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Quarter-bound: tan cloth spine, reddish-brown paper-covered boards
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Jacket design by Mel Brofman
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World true first is the UK Collins edition, 1981
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Flaws, each one named
1
chipping and short tears to head of jacket spine, photo 5
noted on the copy in hand
2
edgewear and small tears to jacket flap folds, photos 2 and 4
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3
tanning/soiling to jacket, especially rear panel, photos 4 and 5
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4
light spotting to rear board, photo 6
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This copy
First edition

What a true first shows: Collins, London, 1981 (UK edition precedes the US Viking printing)

Photographs show the exact copy you will receive. Every flaw we found is listed above; if we missed one, the return is on us.