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THE LIBRARY BOOK
by Orlean, Susan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/None
- ISBN 10
- 1476740186
- ISBN 13
- 9781476740188
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York London Toronto Sydney New Delhi: Simon & Schuster, 2018. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/None. B&W photos. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo (9 1/2" x 6 1/2"), red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover, illustrated with several B&W half-tone photos of Los Angeles, pictorial endpapers (text on front endpapers; author's photo, bio faces Library book card and manilla sleeve printed on rear endpapers, 317 pages + [2] Photo Credits + [2] About the Author. No dust jacket as issued. Susan Orlean (born 1955) is a journalist and bestselling author of The Orchid Thief, and The Library Book. She has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1992.<br /> <br /> SUPERIOR CONDITION: Tight, bright, very clean copy. Clever printing has created library markings on pastedowns. Issued without jacket. No previous owner or remainder markings.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9831
- Title
- THE LIBRARY BOOK
- Author
- Orlean, Susan
- Illustrator
- B&W photos
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1476740186
- ISBN 13
- 9781476740188
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York London Toronto Sydney New Delhi
- Date Published
- 2018
- Keywords
- Illustrated, Los Angeles, library, books, love, history
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- 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...
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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