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Books Are Basic: The Essential Lawrence Clark PowellAuthor: Lawrence Clark PowellTitle: Books Are Basic: The Essential Lawrence Clark PowellPublication: University of Arizona PressEdition: FIRST EDITIONDescription: First Edition, First Printing. Published by the University of Arizona. 1985. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new with shelf/edgewear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Seller ID: 342442Subject: Essays We Buy Books! Collections - Libraries - Estates - Individual Titles. Message us if you have books to sell!
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"The perfect introduction to the alchemy of books. And this collection of excerpts from Powell's books, articles, essays, and reviews also forms a fascinating portrait of this remarkable bookman."—Southwest Review
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Books Are Basic: The Essential Lawrence Clark Powell
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University of Arizona Press, 1985
ISBN 10: 0816509522
ISBN 13: 9780816509522
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Books Are Basic : The Essential Lawrence Clark Powell
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Books Are Basic : The Essential Lawrence Clark Powell
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Books Are Basic: The Essential Lawrence Clark Powell
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0816509522I3N00
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Books Are Basic: The Essential Lawrence Clark Powell
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Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Printing. Description: Book and dust jacket design by Christopher Stinehour. Portrait frontis. ''John David Marshall has combed Powell's books, articles, essays, and reviews to fashion a collection of quotations that best reflects the man and his intellectual passions. The quotations are grouped under four headings: On Books and Reading; On Libraries, Librarians, and Librarianship; On Writers and Writing; and On Lawrence Clark Powell. ''I know about books'', writes Powell, ''I have lived with them all my life, have collected a million and a half for my university, and a few for myself. Have written some, read many; and best of all, led other people to read.'' Originally published in 1985, this is a later printing. BINDING/CONDITION: dark brown cloth; a Near Fine book, with a Very Good+ dust jacket. bibliography. Green endpapers. small 8vo (about 7.5 inches tall). 95 pages. Seller Inventory # 066700
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Books Are Basic: The Essential Lawrence Clark Powell
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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by the University of Arizona. 1985. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new with shelf/edgewear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Seller Inventory # 342442
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Books Are Basic: The Essential Lawrence Clark Powell
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BOOKS ARE BASIC: THE ESSENTIAL LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL [Inscribed]
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Hardcover. Octavo, xi, 95 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good Dust Jacket. Spine is tan with black lettering. Inscription from "Larry Powell" on half-title page. NOTE: Shelved in ND-B. 1376423. FP New Rockville Stock. Seller Inventory # 1376423
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Books Are Basic: The Essential Lawrence Clark Powell
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Seller: The Haunted Bookshop, LLC, Iowa City, IA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. Signed by Lawrence Clark Powell on the title page, with no date or inscription. Crisp, bright, clean pages; no owners' marks; full cloth cover shows only very minimal surface wear at corners; dust jacket is faded along the spine and shows tiny edge chips around top corners and spine head, otherwise sound. xi, 95pp.; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 00085571
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Books Are Basic: The Essential Lawrence Clark Powell
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ISBN 10: 0816509522
ISBN 13: 9780816509522
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Seller: Bailey Bonzo Books, Shelbyville, IN, U.S.A.
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Cloth. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Lawrence Powell, " For Bill Bellin Then and now LCP Tucson 1985 ". Brown cloth with gilt design to fronr and gilt tiles to the spine. 95 pp. This copy is VG+ in a VG, unclipped ( no price) DJ. Exterior is clean and rich. Gilt is bright. One small discoloration across bottom back tip. Edges and spine ends are sharp. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and clear with minimal toning. DJ has modest/moderate chipping/rubbing along spine and front edge. SCARCE signed. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 001737