Second Growth
by Wallace Stegner
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hammond, Hammond & Co., 1948. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1948. No Edition Remarks. 221 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Gilt is bright. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with slight chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Slight red liquid marking and small green sticker to front panel. Light foxing overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1713953380ALK
- Title
- Second Growth
- Author
- Wallace Stegner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hammond, Hammond & Co.
- Date Published
- 1948
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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
- "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...