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The Sound of Bow Bells
by Weidman, Jerome
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good -
- Seller
-
Canton, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good -. Robin's Blue Cloth Covers with dulled gilt lettering to spine; edges of covers are lightly soiled/sunned; Dark Grey Endpaper are lightly sunned on edges; top book edge stained red by publisher and is faded; right book edge is rough-cut; book interior is clean and tight; 8vo; 531 pages; dustjacket is protected by a mylar wrapper and is very lightly soiled with age; front panel of dustjacket has light rubbing at all corners and minor chipping at lower right and left and upper right and left corners; scuff mark from price-sticker removal at upper right corner; spine panle of dustjacket has chipping, some small closed tears and creasing at upper and lower edges; rear dustjacket panel has a chip at lower right spine gutter corner, rubbing along spine fold, chipping with rubing and creasing at upper right spine gutter corner and light rubbing/minor chipping at upper left corner
1.72#; P3; A; Old # 3096A5185B1; MS5.95; OD090417; 7/13/249
1.72#; P3; A; Old # 3096A5185B1; MS5.95; OD090417; 7/13/249
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charing Cross Road Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20170101
- Title
- The Sound of Bow Bells
- Author
- Weidman, Jerome
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
Terms of Sale
Charing Cross Road Booksellers
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About the Seller
Charing Cross Road Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Canton, Georgia
About Charing Cross Road Booksellers
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
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