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Quentin Crisp's Book of Quotations: 1,000 Observations on Life and Love, By, For, and About Gay Men and Women
by Crisp, Quentin
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0025288016
- ISBN 13
- 9780025288010
- Seller
-
New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Macmillan, 1989. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. (1st) Large book, black cloth spine, smooth light yellow boards, bright gilt lettering on spine, 303 lightly browned pages, tiny light brown spotting to exterior edges. DJ glossy with color-illustration close-up of Crisp on front by Alan E. Cober. DJ inner flaps slightly browned at edges, light wear to top front tip, micronick at spine top edge. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39918
- Title
- Quentin Crisp's Book of Quotations: 1,000 Observations on Life and Love, By, For, and About Gay Men and Women
- Author
- Crisp, Quentin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0025288016
- ISBN 13
- 9780025288010
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- QUOTATIONS REFERENCE GAY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference; Culture;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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- Flap(s)
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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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...
- 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...
- Cloth
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