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NAFTALI THE STORYTELLER AND HIS HORSE, SUS, AND OTHER STORIES
by Singer, Isaac Bashevis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good/Very good
- ISBN 10
- 0192714139
- ISBN 13
- 9780192714138
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Illustrated by Margot Zemach. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977. First edition. A collection of short stories which explores the humor and life of the Polish people. Inscribed by Singer on the title page. Octavo. Original brown cloth binding, with gilt titles. Occasional minor bumping to the extremities of the boards. The dust jacket is sun faded along the spine; otherwise very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64973
- Title
- NAFTALI THE STORYTELLER AND HIS HORSE, SUS, AND OTHER STORIES
- Author
- Singer, Isaac Bashevis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0192714139
- ISBN 13
- 9780192714138
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Literature, Poland, Polish Writers, Judaica, Judaism, Jewish Writers, Nobel Prize
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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