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The Death of William Posters
by Sillitoe, Alan
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: W.H. Allen, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, signed by author on title page in blue ink.318 pp. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. Edges a bit dust-soiled, corners lightly bumped. Jacket has a small indent on the spine panel, light edge wear, rubbing to back panel, price intact (25s net). The first novel of a trilogy that includes A Tree on Fire (1967) and The Flame of Life (1974).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 160607003
- Title
- The Death of William Posters
- Author
- Sillitoe, Alan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W.H. Allen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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.
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