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The Portable Melville

The Portable Melville

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The Portable Melville

by Herman Melville

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The Viking Press, 1971. Paperback. Good/N/A. 11th printing of this Viking Portable Library edition. Contains the novels, Typee and Billy Budd as well as assorted short fiction and nonfiction. Moderate shelf wear to all edges with rubbing to covers.One large reading crease to spine, though binding remains strong. Covers creased along spine and partially separated from glued text block. All pages clean and unmarked.

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Bookseller
Sparrow's Bookshop US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
07690
Title
The Portable Melville
Author
Herman Melville
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
N/A
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
The Viking Press
Date Published
1971

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Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...
Text Block
Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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....
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Shelf Wear
Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...

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