New York: Arcade Publishing, 1991. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near fine. Inscribed by Ustinov! First American edition, 1991, hardcover with cloth backed blue boards in dust jacket, octavo, 261pp., not illustrated. Book VG+ with hint of toning to spine foot, rear outer hinge starting to crack at top, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ near fine with mild edgewear.

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Bookseller: Common Crow Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: B29036
Title: The Old Man and Mr. Smith: A Fable
Author: Ustinov, Peter
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition: Near fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First American edition
ISBN 10: 155970134X
ISBN 13: 9781559701341
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1991
Keywords: Literature

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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...