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The Ides of March
by Wilder, Thornton
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1948. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Stated first edition (Publisher's code "M-W" on copyright page. First trade edition, after the numbering and signing of 750 copies of this edition for distribution to friends of the house by Wilder). Publisher's full blue cloth, silver lettering on spine, publisher's logo blind-stamped on cover, fore-edge deckle. Thornton Wilder's moving and wildly successful novel of the last days of Julius Caesar. An American classic. . Former owner's printed bookplate on ffep, shadow of laid-in article on feps, two contemporary book reviews tipped-in on reps, otherwise unmarked, tight, square, and clean. The unclipped dust jacket, now in Mylar, is only slightly worn at the head and heel of the spine. VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. viii, 246 pp .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27497
- Title
- The Ides of March
- Author
- Wilder, Thornton
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Stated First Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- History, Rome, Caesar;, Historical Fiction;, Roman History;, Gaius Julius Caesar;, Thornton Wilder;, First Edition;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Roman History;
Terms of Sale
Round Table Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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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