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The Clocks of Columbus: Available Copies
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The Clocks of Columbus: The Literary Career of James Thurber by Charles S. Holmes
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Clocks Of Columbus, The: The Literary Career Of James Thurber by Holmes, Charles S.
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Publisher: Atheneum, New York (1972)
Seller: Blue Awning Books (Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $6.99
Shipping: $5.49
TOTAL Cost: $12.48
360 pp. 6 x 9 3/8. Rose cloth covered boards, stamped in gold on spine and front cover. Mostly green dj. Library markings. This book is from the library of Ambassador University, a college that closed in 1997.
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The Clocks of Columbus: The Literary Career of James Thurber by Holmes, Charles S.
Hardcover
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Publisher: Atheneum Books, U S. A. (1972)
Seller: First Choice Books (coeurd'Alene, ID, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $7.50
Shipping: $5.99
TOTAL Cost: $13.49
360pp including bibliography and index Photographs A fascinating literary portrait of James Thurber, the greatest American humorist of the twentieth century Very faint scribble on front facing page (hard to find)
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The Clocks of Columbus by Holmes, Charles S.
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Atheneum, New York (1972)
Seller: Popeks Used and Rare Books, IOBA (Oneonta, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $15.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $15.00
This is a look at the literary career of James Thurber. Book and jacket are both in very good condition with light wear and foxing -jacket is in mylar. 360 indexed pages, 9.5 x 6.
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Seller: HPB-Emerald (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $12.00
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $15.75
Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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The Clocks of Columbus: The Literary Career of James Thurber by Charles S. Holmes
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Atheneum 1972 (1972)
Seller: Tacoma Book Center (Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $12.00
Shipping: $4.50
TOTAL Cost: $16.50
Hardback. First Printing. Very good condition book, with some browning to the top edge of book in a Very good condition dustjacket, with minor rubs and edgewear, some spine fade on jacket. Tight, sound, unmarked copy. Price clipped from inside front jacket flap. Copy 2.
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The Clocks of Columbus: The Literary Career of James Thurber by Charles S. Holmes
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Atheneum 1972 (1972)
Seller: Tacoma Book Center (Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $12.00
Shipping: $4.50
TOTAL Cost: $16.50
Hardback. First Printing. Very good condition book, with some browning to the top edge of book in a Very good condition dustjacket, with minor rubs and edgewear. Tight, sound, unmarked copy. $10 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket. Copy 1.
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The Clocks of Columbus: the Literary Career of James Thurber by Charles S. Holmes
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Atheneum ()
Seller: Book Alley (Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $12.50
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $18.50
First Edition. First Edition. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Gently used with NO markings in text; binding is tight. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.
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Clocks of Columbus: Literary Career of James Thurber by Charles S. Holmes
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780436200809
Publisher: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd (1973)
Seller: Ammareal (Morangis, France)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $11.18
Shipping: $8.71
TOTAL Cost: $19.89
Ancien livre de bibliothèque. Traces d'usure sur la couverture. Petite(s) trace(s) de pliure sur la couverture. Salissures sur la tranche. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Good. Former library book. Signs of wear on the cover. Slightly creased cover. Stains on the edge. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.
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The Clocks of Columbus: The Literary Career of James Thurber by Holmes, Charles S.
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Atheneum, NY (1972)
Seller: Abstract Books (Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $16.00
Shipping: $4.00
TOTAL Cost: $20.00
Very good; very good dust jacket. 8 vo. (xiv) 360 pp. Acknowledgments, select bibliography, index, b/w photo plates, magenta cloth. Stated First Edition.
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THE CLOCKS OF COLUMBUS: THE LITERARY CAREER OF JAMES THURBER by HOLMES, CHARLES S.
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: ()
Seller: Crawford Doyle Booksellers, Member ABAA (New York, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $20.00
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $20.00
New York: Athaneum, 1972. A near-fine copy in red cloth with gilt spine lettering in a very good dustwrapper, a little soiled with slight wear at the spine ends. With photographs. A biography of Thurber, the very funny New Yorker author and artist.
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