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ADAM'S RIB: AND OTHER ANOMALOUS ELEMENTS IN THE HEBREW CREATION MYTH
by Robert Graves; with wood engravings by James Metcalf
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ binding/Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Richmond, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Yoseloff, Inc, 1958. Signed. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good dust jacket. #23 of 100 copies, Signed by Robert Graves and illustrator James Metcalf. The dustjacket presents nicely, with small chip at the top of the spine, and two small chips at the top of the rear panel. There is modest loss to the bottom of the spine, and a piece at the bottom has been reattached from the verso using heat-set tissue. Very Good+ binding / Very Good dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Swan Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 263089
- Title
- ADAM'S RIB: AND OTHER ANOMALOUS ELEMENTS IN THE HEBREW CREATION MYTH
- Author
- Robert Graves; with wood engravings by James Metcalf
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ binding
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed
- Publisher
- Thomas Yoseloff, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
Terms of Sale
Black Swan Books, Inc.
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About the Seller
Black Swan Books, Inc.
Biblio member since 2006
Richmond, Virginia
About Black Swan Books, Inc.
Black Swan Books was established in Richmond Virginia in 1996 by Nicholas Cooke. Over 25 years in business we have been in several locations, most recently in a renovated warehouse. While no longer a brick and mortar shop with regular hours we are always happy to welcome visits by appointment. Please call or email us if you want to come by.
Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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