New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1989). First Edition. First Printing Fine in 1/4 black cloth and light gray paper covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. A small quarto of 9 1/8 by 6 inches. In a near fine, unclipped dust jacket with only a hint of rubbing and wear to the upper edge of the spine area. Signed by the author on the title page without an inscription or date. 511 pages of text.

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Bookseller: Town's End Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: TB30296
Title: My Secret History
Author: Theroux, Paul
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: (1989)

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Quarto: The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
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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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...