The Nature of Passion
by R. Prawer Jhabvala
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1957. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First published in the US, stated. No indication of later printings. Black boards with gilt titles on spine. Boards clean and solid, tips a touch rubbed. Spine clean, ends gently bumped. Binding sound. Contents clean, unmarked. DJ price-clipped, light dust soiling with a few small chips along edge of front panel. Spine a bit sunned, head with 1/2" chip, heel with shallow chipping..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Small World Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 071341
- Title
- The Nature of Passion
- Author
- R. Prawer Jhabvala
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- new delhi india women authors novels of 1950s
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Small World Books, LLC
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Small World Books, LLC
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Rochester, New York
About Small World Books, LLC
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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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...