The Blue Flowers
by Raymond Queneau
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
NZ$143.99NZ$115.19
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About This Item
New York, NY: Atheneum, 1967. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First American Edition, so stated. Blue/turquoise cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. This copy is NEAR FINE in a VG, unclipped ($5.) DJ designed by Alfred Zalon. Exterior is rich. Gilt is bright. Edges/tips/spine ends with hints of sunning. Red EPS. Top page edges dyed blue/tourq. Inside is unmarked, crisp, and tight with modest toning. DJ has a modest curl to top front, one small (1/4") closed tear to back bottom, and minimal chipping at spine ends. Otherwise bright and clean. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002632
- Title
- The Blue Flowers
- Author
- Raymond Queneau
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
Bailey Bonzo Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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