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Report of the County Chariman
by James A, Michener
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1961. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. First Edition Stated, Michener describes his views and reflections as a citizen involved with the 1960 campaign where JFK was elected, 310 pages. Book is Fine (nicest copy that I have ever seen) clear and clean blue cloth boards, Michener facsimile signature on front board, titles gilt on front board and on spine, very clean spine, tight and square, No previous owner bookplate or writing, nice clean light red topstain. Jacket is near Fine, first state jacket with $3.95 price intact and 3/61 date code on front panel. Very clean white paper jacket, little foxing on bottom edge of front panel and light wear to head and heel of spine. Great vintage black and white photo of Michener with Johnny Welsh and Sam Thompson on rear panel. A very clean and most presentable copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000639
- Title
- Report of the County Chariman
- Author
- James A, Michener
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- 1960 Election, Presidential Elections, Kennedy
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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