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A Slipping-Down Life
by Tyler, Anne
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine DJ
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1970. First Edition [stated] 1st Printing. Cloth/Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine DJ. Stated First Edition. No remainder mark, no names or bookplates, spine gilt complete and bright, no stains or fraying or fading, not price-clipped [$4.95]. DJ with pinpoint of wear at upper tips, and small area of wear at two upper corners of spine. Inscribed by the author in 1990 on the title page.
Synopsis
Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis in 1941 but grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She graduated at nineteen from Duke University and went on to do graduate work in Russian studies at Columbia University. Tyler’s eleventh novel, Breathing Lessons , was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. She is a member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. She lives in Baltimore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027242
- Title
- A Slipping-Down Life
- Author
- Tyler, Anne
- Format/Binding
- Cloth/Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition [stated] 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare And Unusual Books; Literature: Twentieth and Twenty-First Century;
Terms of Sale
Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
Biblio member since 2013
Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
Arroyo Seco Books lists about 26,000 used books in all fields, including physics, art, philosophy, social science, literature, science fiction, etc. We also stock modern and antiquarian prints and other art. Most items are listed in 100 catalogs titled by subject matter, and available on this site. We purchase interesting private libraries. Member of IOBA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, 626-372-3863.
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
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