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Spy in the House of Love
by Nin, Anais
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good- Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
The British Book Centre, 1954-01-01. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good- Dust Jacket. The British Book Centre, 1954. Stated First American Edition, no additional printings / editions indicated. 136pp. Dust jacket retains original price of $3.00 on front flap. Red cloth binding, gilt text/design on front board and spine. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; text also very good. Shelfwear to cloth boards is light, corners gently bumped. Gift inscription, book-seller's ink stamp on front end page. Dust jacket is whole but shelf-worn, with a few chips and closed tears at edges, one 1.5" tear along spine gutter, dust soiling/spotting particularly on back side, and light general rubbing and age-toning. NOT an ex-library copy, NO remainder mark. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Synopsis
Beautiful, bored and bourgeoise, Sabina leads a double life inspired by her relentless desire for brief encounters with near-strangers. Fired into faithlessness by a desperate longing for sexual fulfilment, she weaves a sensual web of deceit across New York. But when the secrecy of her affairs becomes too much to bear, Sabina makes a late night phone-call to a stranger from a bar, and begins a confession that captivates the unknown man and soon inspires him to seek her out...
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 252669
- Title
- Spy in the House of Love
- Author
- Nin, Anais
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good- Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- The British Book Centre
- Date Published
- 1954-01-01
- Weight
- 0.56 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERA
Terms of Sale
The Book House in Dinkytown
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
Biblio member since 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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