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History A Novel: Translated from the Italian by William Weaver
by Elsa Morante
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, lightest of soiling to bottom edge/Very good, consistent light chipping, peeling and wear to perimeter aspects, otherwise sharp and well-colored dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 039449802X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394498027
- Seller
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, 1977. First American trade edition. Hardcover octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine, cover board decorated with 10 embossed horizontal lines, in an illustrated dust jacket, 555 pp. Near fine, lightest of soiling to bottom edge/Very good, consistent light chipping, peeling and wear to perimeter aspects, otherwise sharp and well-colored dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino.
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- Bookseller
- Better Read Than Dead
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 420
- Title
- History A Novel
- Author
- Elsa Morante
- Illustrator
- Jacket design by Robert Aulicino
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine, cover board decorated with 10 embossed horizon
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, lightest of soiling to bottom edge
- Jacket Condition
- Very good, consistent light chipping, peeling and wear to perimeter aspects, otherwise sharp and well-colored dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American trade edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 039449802X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394498027
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York City, NY
- Date Published
- 1977
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Better Read Than Dead
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Ridgewood, New York
About Better Read Than Dead
Better Read Than Dead has been selling used books and other printed materials in Brooklyn, NY since 2012. We currently operate two open storefronts and an ever-growing online inventory.
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
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