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DESCENT OF MAN
by BOYLE, T. Coraghessan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Some faint spotting to covers; light foxing to bulked text edges. Very Good in a Near Fine dustwrapper with light chipping to th
- Seller
-
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, (1979). First Edition. Hardcover. Some faint spotting to covers; light foxing to bulked text edges. Very Good in a Near Fine dustwrapper with light chipping to the spine tips and corners. Boyle's first book, SIGNED by him on the title page and dated 12 September 1995.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006954
- Title
- DESCENT OF MAN
- Author
- BOYLE, T. Coraghessan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Some faint spotting to covers; light foxing to bulked text edges. Very Good in a Near Fine dustwrapper with light chipping to th
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- (1979)
- Keywords
- Signed, Modern First Editions, First Book, Short Stories, Modern Firsts
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Book;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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