Alexander King Presents Peter Altenberg's Evocations of Love
by King, Alexander
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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North Tonawanda, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon And Schuster. 1960. First Printing. NF, slight fading to head & foot of spine and minor rubbing to black label, in poor slipcase. (Slipcase missing top panel, bottom panel rubbed, some scratching & marring to rear panel paper label, fading to top 1/3 of front panel, other defects. ) Overall a tight, solid, sound copy (despite slipcase) with clean, bright pages.; 4to, marble boards, red cloth spine w/ black label and gilt lettering, top edge pages tinted black, dec. Eps, bright, colorfully illustrated frontis, slipcase, 175 pages. Paintings for slipcase and frontispiece and all drawings by Alexander King. Association copy, inscribed by Margie King (to whom the book is dedicated) . ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Editions Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2679
- Title
- Alexander King Presents Peter Altenberg's Evocations of Love
- Author
- King, Alexander
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon And Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Art, Humor, First Printing, Association Copy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Old Editions Inc.
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North Tonawanda, New York
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.