Herman Melville: A Study of His Life and Vision
by Mumford, Lewis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Andover, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Secker & Warburg, 1963. First printing. Revised from the American edition of 1929. 256 pp. including index. Light wear to the extremities. The fore edge has spots of foxing. Previous owner's name, address and a date are written on the front free endpaper. In a square, tight binding. The price-clipped dust jacket has light edge wear. Lightly soiled and rubbed. Darkened around the spine head. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector.. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Banjo Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015508
- Title
- Herman Melville: A Study of His Life and Vision
- Author
- Mumford, Lewis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Literary Biography Collectible
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Banjo Booksellers
Biblio member since 2004
Andover, Massachusetts
About Banjo Booksellers
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Glossary
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.