Lancelot - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Percy, Walker
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in Near Fine dust-jacket which shows water damage to bottom and a closed tear on spine. Book is slightly cocked and bumped at tail. Textblock is tight and clean; Lancelot is a 14-year-old boy who, after his parents die in a car accident, is sent to live with his grandparents. There, Lancelot discovers that he has a latent magical ability to control animals, and he sets out to find a way to use this power to help people. Along the way, he meets a variety of characters who help him to learn more about himself and his abilities, and he eventually finds a way to use his powers to help people in need.; 8vo .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17735
- Title
- Lancelot - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Percy, Walker
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Cons Strang
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.