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The Constant Wife
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann. Very Good- in Near Fine dust jacket. 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth with paper labels to spine and front. First Edition. Front hinge cracked, mesh showing. Some moisture wrinkling to prelims, small stain to ffep and fep. Frontis photo. Foxing to textblock edge and prelims. Slight scuffing to boards. The scarce DJ has only minor chipping. The UK edition consists of the US sheets with a cancel title page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24015
- Title
- The Constant Wife
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Near Fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
Terms of Sale
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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