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A Backward Place
by Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0140052909
- ISBN 13
- 9780140052909
- Seller
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La Porte, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1983. A5 - A 4th printing trade paperback book in good condition. Book has glue residue on the front top right corner, some chipping on the front left side, a slight creases on the back top right corner, discoloration on the front sides and back sides, discoloration, and shelf wear. The trouble with Bal was not his lack of ideas but the fact that they tended to be rather grand long-term visions whereas his life was organized on a decidedly short-term basis. 7.75"x 5.25". 189 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. 4th Printing. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookmarc's
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- EC297BB
- Title
- A Backward Place
- Author
- Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- 4th Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0140052909
- ISBN 13
- 9780140052909
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Canada, Limited
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- INDIA FICTION
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- BAL
- Bibliography of American Literature (commonly abbreviated as BAL in descriptions) is the quintessential reference work for any...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
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