The Pot of Earth
by MacLeish, Archibald
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, gently frayed corners, mild fraying to corner edge, light fading to boards (more
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1925. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, gently frayed corners, mild fraying to corner edge, light fading to boards (more fading to rear board), very gentle rubbing to edges, ownership sticker and paper residue to front pastedown, paper residue and sticker shadow to front free endpaper, two soiling marks to front endpaper (very small, dot-size), one soiling mark to front endpaper (very small, dot-size), faint soiling to two fore-edges, bright pages in tight binding, else Very Good.. Large gold duodecimo or small octavo, deckled edges, gilt to spine, TEG, 5 preliminary leaves, 44, [1] pages, 17 cm. 1/100, Limited edition. Poetry, American.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91309
- Title
- The Pot of Earth
- Author
- MacLeish, Archibald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, gently frayed corners, mild fraying to corner edge, light fading to boards (more
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1925
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Over thirty-five years experience in the used, out-of-print and rare book trades. Selling online since 1997. WWW.BIBLIOPE.COM (formerly Calvello Books)
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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...
- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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