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The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz: Available Copies
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The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz by Hoban, Russell
Paperback
ISBN: 9780671495473
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (1983)
Seller: HPB-Emerald (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $5.89
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $9.64
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Seller: WeBuyBooks (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $3.76
Shipping: $6.46
TOTAL Cost: $10.22
Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.
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Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $6.76
Shipping: $6.67
TOTAL Cost: $13.43
Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz (Paperback) by Russell Hoban
Paperback
ISBN: 9780241485712
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, London (2021)
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $16.61
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $16.61
Paperback. Hoban's first book for adults mixes playful fantasy with an insightful meditation on fathers and sons'I have gone to look for a lion.' In a world where lions have become extinct, the map-maker Jachin-Boaz nevertheless abandons his wife and son to find one, leaving just this note. But his decision has unexpected consequences. He will be pursued by his son, Boaz-Jachin, and by something else- a tawny-skinned, amber-eyed beast from another place and time, a bringer of life and death. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: Better World Books: West (Reno, NV, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $16.72
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TOTAL Cost: $16.72
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Seller: Rarewaves.com USA (London, LONDO, United Kingdom) New Book
Book Price: $16.73
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TOTAL Cost: $16.73
'A piece of invention as original as any of Tolkien's or C.S. Lewis's' New Statesman'I have gone to look for a lion.' In a world where lions have become extinct, the map-maker Jachin-Boaz nevertheless abandons his wife and son to find one, leaving just this note. But his decision has unexpected consequences. He will be pursued by his son, Boaz-Jachin, and by something else: a tawny-skinned, amber-eyed beast from another place and time, a bringer of life and death.'Magic at work . Funny as well as beautiful' Irish Times'Hoban is unclassifiable, thank goodness. His narrative is so minutely and compellingly realistic that after a time you cease to notice that he has stood reality on its head' Sunday Times
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The Lion Of Boaz-Jachin And Jachin-Boaz by Russell Hoban by Russell Hoban
Hardcover
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Publisher: Summit ()
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books (Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $10.00
Shipping: $7.99
TOTAL Cost: $17.99
Publisher: Summit, NY., 1983. First Softcover Edition Thus, First Printing. NEAR FINE softcover book in pictorial/illustrated wraps, as issued. Corners gently creased. Not remainder marked. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy.
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The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz by Hoban, Russell
Paperback
ISBN: 9780330241601
Publisher: Pan Macmillan (1991)
Seller: Better World Books (Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $19.36
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $19.36
Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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The lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz by Hoban, Russell
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780224008310
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd (1973)
Seller: HPB-Ruby (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $16.01
Shipping: $3.75
TOTAL Cost: $19.76
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The lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz by Hoban, Russell
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780224008310
Publisher: J. Cape (1973)
Seller: agoodealofbooks (Ypsilanti, MI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $16.01
Shipping: $4.99
TOTAL Cost: $21.00
very clean hardcover with jacket. clean text. solid binding. very light wear. dj inside flap clipped preowner name on cover page.ISBN matches listing Fast service with confirmation, no international or priority orders over 4lbs
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The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz by HOBAN, RUSSELL
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Picador 1974 (1974)
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd. (Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $5.26
Shipping: $20.71
TOTAL Cost: $25.97
Softcover octavo (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
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The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz by HOBAN, RUSSELL
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Picador / Pan Books 1991 (1991)
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd. (Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $5.26
Shipping: $20.71
TOTAL Cost: $25.97
Octavo softcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
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The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz by HOBAN, Russell
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Summit, NY (1983)
Seller: Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (Lopezbooks) (Hadley, MA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $20.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $26.00
The uncorrected proof copy of the first Summit edition of the first adult novel by the author of Riddley Walker, among others. One of the classics of modern fantasy. Spine and edge-sunning; near fine in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.
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