The shelf · Literary Fiction · The Power of One
First edition
The Power of One
Bryce Courtenay
Random House, 1989. First edition, first printing.
$30One copy · this copy
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- Book
- Fine
- Jacket
- Near Fine
- Jacket note
- The dust jacket grades Near Fine.
- Our ref
- RCB-f1341173dbfc
What we checked, and where to see itRCB-f1341173dbfc · 8 photographs of this copy
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Copyright page states 'First American Edition'
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Number line reads 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 (Random House drops the 1 on stated firsts)
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ISBN 0-394-57520-2; LCCN 88-29684
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Random House, New York, 1989; originally published by Heinemann UK/Australia
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Dust jacket priced $18.95 on front flap and 51895 in barcode (trade issue, not book club)
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Flaws, each one named
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light surface reflections/handling to jacket, front and spine panels
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faint rubbing visible along jacket spine edges
noted on the copy in hand
This copy
First edition
What a true first shows: William Heinemann, London/Australia, 1989 (true world first); first American: Random House, New York, 1989, 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.