The Age of Anxiety. A Baroque Epilogue
by Auden, W.H
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Random House, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. From the private library of noted American poet William H. Matchett, with his name and the date on the ffep. A stated First Edition. 12mo., blue cloth with gilt titles over red blocking on the spine. 138pp., a lovely copy in Near Fine condition with just a touch of toning to the pages and a tight, uncreased spine. The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with minor shelfwear. Brodarted.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 627358
- Title
- The Age of Anxiety. A Baroque Epilogue
- Author
- Auden, W.H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
Arundel Books of Seattle
7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). We pack carefully.
About the Seller
Arundel Books of Seattle
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Seattle, Washington
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...