Fields of Wonder
by McKuen, Rod:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Cheval Books; Random House 1971 HB, first edition, first printing (stated), number 24 of 750 copies printed on special paper and specially bound. Signed by the author. Green cloth covers, gilt to spine, glassine dust jacket, tan slipcase with green title label to front. Cloth to spine of book is sunned, the number 24 has bled on to reverse fep (obviously closed before it was dry). Slipcase is rubbed and age marked, previous owner has inked the number 24 to the base of spine. A Very Good copy in very good dust jacket and fair slipcase.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Ford Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22932
- Title
- Fields of Wonder
- Author
- McKuen, Rod:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Cheval Books; Random House 1971
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
David Ford Books
Payment by GB Sterling Pound cheque, Bank Transfer, PAYPAL. Any extra postage required will be quoted at time of order confirmation.
Books may be returned within 7 days, with prior notification, if not as described
About the Seller
David Ford Books
Biblio member since 2006
Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk
About David Ford Books
Member of Provincial Bookfairs Association.
David Ford Books is a member of the P.B.F.A. and sells a wide range of quality out of print and antiquarian books through their book sales and at bookfair throughout the UK. The condition of our books is of the utmost importance to us, with few falling below the VG and many in Fine condition. All dust wrappers are protected. Should you wish to discuss a book, or your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or (as I prefer to talk to customers personally) by telephone.
David Ford Books is a member of the P.B.F.A. and sells a wide range of quality out of print and antiquarian books through their book sales and at bookfair throughout the UK. The condition of our books is of the utmost importance to us, with few falling below the VG and many in Fine condition. All dust wrappers are protected. Should you wish to discuss a book, or your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or (as I prefer to talk to customers personally) by telephone.
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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...
- Fair
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...