SWEET AND SOUR: Comments on Books and People
by O'Hara, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good/Very good
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Inscribed and dated in the year of publication by John O'Hara on the front flyleaf. The author "offers opinions on everything from Ernest Hemingway to publisher's blurbs, from George Washington to plagiarism." Octavo. Original decorative paper-covered boards over a brown cloth spine, with titles stamped in various colors. Period bookseller's label to the front flyleaf. The spine is leaning just a touch. Some light wear along the extremities of the dust jacket; otherwise very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75043
- Title
- SWEET AND SOUR: Comments on Books and People
- Author
- O'Hara, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Literature, Literary Criticism, Books on Books
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...