The Devil Finds Work; an essay
by Baldwin, James
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dial Press, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. First edition of The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin.. Octavo, 122pp. Red hardcover, title in gilt on spine. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. Solid text block, top edge dyed red, appears unread, a fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, $6.95 retail price on front flap, a touch of shelf wear, faint toning to verso, a near fine example.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12434
- Title
- The Devil Finds Work; an essay
- Author
- Baldwin, James
- Illustrator
- First edition of The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Go Tell it on the Mountain, Notes of a Native Son, Giovanni's Room, James Baldwin first edition, Remember This House, If Beale Street Could Talk
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- 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...