A House Full of Women
by McFarland, Philip
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Just About Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1961. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Just About Fine/Very Good. Red cloth over boards, title stamped in gilt onto spine, 12mo (7-3/16 inches tall), pp. 207. Volume with a little discoloration to foot text block edge. Price-clipped DJ with light rubs and soil, touch of toning verso, one short closed tear and a small abrasion at top of front panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harropian Books, IOBA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1753
- Title
- A House Full of Women
- Author
- McFarland, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Just About Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.K. Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- MacGibbon & Kee
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
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About the Seller
Harropian Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Nelson, British Columbia
About Harropian Books, IOBA
Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...