PASSIONS OF THE MIND, SELECTED WRITINGS
by Byatt, A. S
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY.: Turtle Bay Books / Random House, Inc.. Very Good. 1992. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book is hard-bound in pale pink paper covered boards, with white stamping to the upper cover, with a gilt stamped black cloth spine, in a dust jacket with some soiling and wear to the edges. The covers show light soiling and light edge-wear. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean. There is a red remainder mark (dot) on the bottom edge of the pages. This book is signed by the author A. S. Byatt on the title-page. Laid-in at the front is a bookplate, signed by A. S. Byatt and TLS (Typed Letter Signed) by Byatt's secretary, Gillian Marsden. ; Signed by Author .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hoffman Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76444
- Title
- PASSIONS OF THE MIND, SELECTED WRITINGS
- Author
- Byatt, A. S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First US Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Turtle Bay Books / Random House, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY.
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- A. S. Byatt, Signed
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...