THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION
por Farmer, Nancy
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- Assinado
- first
- Condição
- Very Good
- Livreiro
-
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
New York, NY.: Atheneum Books for Young Readers / Simon & Schuster. Very Good. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book is hard-bound in red paper covered boards, with a gilt stamped black spine, in a dust jacket with some light scuffing/soiling. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean. This book is signed by the author Nancy Farmer on the half title-page. From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu (1945-2019) of Columbus, Ohio - known to many of his bookseller, author, and illustrator friends as "Tubby." He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired, including Gorey, Sendak, Heaney, Byatt, Morrison, Updike and many more. Joseph Heller once wrote to Tubby in response to one more "please sign and return" request: "This is turning out to be a hell of a lot of work!" All signed books unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. Many of the books are inscribed to both Cuthbert and his great friend of more than two decades Antonia Gale Moss.; Signed by Author .
Sinopse
The House of the Scorpion (2002) is a science fiction novel by Nancy Farmer about a young clone who is being raised to provide spare organs for the powerful drug lord known as "El Patrón". The story is set in the near future.
Avaliações
Em Apr 20 2014, Fireflower537 disse:
A thrilling and powerful story. A great read whether or not you like Sci-Fi. Avoid the sequel. It is nowhere near as good as the first book and there was no need to continue Matt's story.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Hoffman Books (US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 76453
- Título
- THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION
- Autor
- Farmer, Nancy
- Formato/Encadernação
- Hardcover in dust jacket
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Very Good
- Edição
- First Edition; First Printing
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers / Simon & Schuster
- Local de publicação
- New York, NY.
- Data de publicação
- 2002
- Palavras-chave
- Nancy Farmer, Signed
Termos da venda
Hoffman Books
7 days with prior notification.
Sobre o Vendedor
Hoffman Books
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Columbus, Ohio
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- Gilt
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