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First edition
The Garden of Last Days
Andre Dubus III
W. W. Norton & Company, 2008. First edition, first printing.
$30One copy · this copy
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- Book
- Near Fine
- Jacket
- Near Fine
- Jacket note
- The dust jacket grades Near Fine.
- Signed
- SIGNED by the author. The signature is shown in the photographs — judge it yourself, as any buyer should.
- Our ref
- RCB-e8c3130b274f
What we checked, and where to see itRCB-e8c3130b274f · 8 photographs of this copy
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Copyright page states "First Edition"
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Number line reads 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 (includes 1 = first printing)
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ISBN 978-0-393-04165-1 matches the first trade issue
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Jacket price present (USA $24.95 / Can. $27.50) — not a book club copy
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Author's flat signature on title page and dated inscription on dedication leaf
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Flaws, each one named
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Author inscription in ink to "Rhonda" dated Oct. 7, 2008 on the dedication leaf (a plus for collectors but a reader-personalization)
noted on the copy in hand
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Light edge/handling wear to jacket
noted on the copy in hand
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"Autographed Copy" sticker applied to jacket front
noted on the copy in hand
This copy
First edition
What a true first shows: W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 2008, cloth in jacket
Photographs show the exact copy you will receive. Every flaw we found is listed above; if we missed one, the return is on us.