The Carreta
by Traven, B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Leicester, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1935. First Edition. Hard Cover. First UK Edition. Publisher's blue-green boards with gilt lettering to the spine. A bibliographical note: the first issue of this title had GILT SPINE LETTERING which was changed to white lettering for the second and later issues. Top edge blue. Tissue-guarded photographic frontispiece. A near fine (or better) copy foxed to the bottom edge. A very pleasing copy. No D/W. Translate from the German by Basil Creighton. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490720628
- Title
- The Carreta
- Author
- Traven, B
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
We can personally take Visa, Mastercard and debit/Maestro cards. All books are are returnable if found not to be as described, please contact us first. James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio member since 2006
Leicester
About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...