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THE SEA Around Us
by Carson, Rachel; drawings by Katherine L. Howe
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press, 1951. 1st edition, second state. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1st edition, second state. A Very Good copy in Good dust jacket. 8vo., 230 pp., illustrated with drawings. The dust jacket is lightly chipped, with a small loss at the crown of the sunned spine. Light rubbing to the boards' edges and tips. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve.
Second state of the jacket, with no price, 2 horizontal bars and one quote on the front flap. Second state of the book, with 1951 on the title page, and no mentions of printings on the copyright page.
Second state of the jacket, with no price, 2 horizontal bars and one quote on the front flap. Second state of the book, with 1951 on the title page, and no mentions of printings on the copyright page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27118
- Title
- THE SEA Around Us
- Author
- Carson, Rachel; drawings by Katherine L. Howe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition, second state
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- environment,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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