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THE AGE OF TRIUMPH AND FRUSTRATION: Modern Dialogues
by Yost, Charles
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Robert Speller & Sons, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 244 p. Illustrations by Shane Miller. The author's first book. Yost (1907-81) was a career U.S. diplomat who was assigned as his country's representative to the United Nations from 1969 to 1971. Inscribed by Yost on the front flyleaf. Octavo. Original green cloth binding, with gilt stamping. Internally crisp and clean. Mild wear to the dust jacket. Better than very good. Inscribed by Author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61074
- Title
- THE AGE OF TRIUMPH AND FRUSTRATION: Modern Dialogues
- Author
- Yost, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Robert Speller & Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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