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One Brief Shining Moment.
by Manchester, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very good plus, old ink price on ffep, otherwise fine in the original glassine dust jacket and a near fine slipcase.
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Boston. : Little, Brown and Co. , 1983. Special BOMC edition, #1098 of 1585 copies. . Blue cloth, gilt spine title, gilt signature on cover, top edge gilt, ribbon marker, blue cloth slipcase. . Very good plus, old ink price on ffep, otherwise fine in the original glassine dust jacket and a near fine slipcase.. 28x22 cm. . Signed by the author on the limitation page. Heavy book, may require extra shipping. weight: 3.2 lb. Numerous photo illustrations.
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- Seller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 290570
- Title
- One Brief Shining Moment.
- Author
- Manchester, William
- Format/Binding
- Blue cloth, gilt spine title, gilt signature on cover, top edge gilt, ribbon marker, blue cloth slipcase.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good plus, old ink price on ffep, otherwise fine in the original glassine dust jacket and a near fine slipcase.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Special BOMC edition, #1098 of 1585 copies.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston.
- Date Published
- 1983
- Pages
- 280 pp.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Presidents;
- Size
- 28x22 cm.
Terms of Sale
Zephyr Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery for any reason.
About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
Glossary
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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...
- 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....
- BOMC
- Book-of-the-Month Club These are popular books republished and sold at a discounted price by one of these many clubs, the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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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