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The Ring
by Updike, John; Warren Chappell; Musical Themes by Richard Wagner
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: Knopf. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial cloth. Trace rubbing to cloth edges, endpages slightly darkened at gutter else fine condition, lacking the DJ. ; Oblong octavo .
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31858
- Title
- The Ring
- Author
- Updike, John; Warren Chappell; Musical Themes by Richard Wagner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1964
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
curtis paul books inc.
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Northridge, California
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- 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
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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