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From Death To Morning
by WOLFE, Thomas
- Used
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. First Edition. First Printing, one of 7,500 copies. Octavo (19.25cm); dark brown cloth, titled in gilt on spine and front cover; orange topstain; dustjacket; [xiv],304,[2]pp. Subtle offsetting to endpapers, topstain a bit dulled, with some occasional rubbing to the gilt titles; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), gently spine-sunned and lightly edgeworn, with a few tiny tears and attendant creases, light dustiness, and a few faint stains at base of spine; Very Good+. The author's first collection of short fiction, collecting 14 stories written between 1932-35. JOHNSTON A4.1.a1.
Synopsis
Wolfe's third published book, and his first of short stories, this collection contains his popular "Only the Dead Know Brooklyn," written in a Brooklyn dialect.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51713
- Title
- From Death To Morning
- Author
- WOLFE, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; The South;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
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