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A House of Mr Biswas
by Naipaul, V.S
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Andre Deutsch, 1961. First Edition. Near Fine/Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul on the title page. Bound in publisher's original rose paper-covered boards with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with a lean to the binding, light sunning and light wear at edges, and foxing heaviest at textblock edge, preliminary and terminal pages. Pages toned. In a Good unclipped dust jacket with chipping to edges, soiling and slight fading to the spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140944081
- Title
- A House of Mr Biswas
- Author
- Naipaul, V.S
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- First edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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