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TALES FROM GAVAGAN'S BAR (EXPANDED EDITION)
by de Camp, L. Sprague, and Fletcher Pratt
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Twayne Publishers, 1953. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. Inga Pratt. Signed front endpaper as noted at Philcon '53, by Fletcher Pratt, L. Sprague de Camp, and Inga. Bound in original blue/green cloth with lettering in gilt. Just a hint of toning to the pages. George W. Earley's rocket and dinosaur bookplate on the front paste-down endpaper. George Earley was a science fiction fan, and reviewer of sf books from the 1940's into the 1990's. Modest fade to the cloth on the spine. Very good plus in a fine custom made dust jacket. Earley had a habit of making his own dust jackets for books without one.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49979
- Title
- TALES FROM GAVAGAN'S BAR (EXPANDED EDITION)
- Author
- de Camp, L. Sprague, and Fletcher Pratt
- Illustrator
- Inga Pratt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- Twayne Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural
Terms of Sale
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
Glossary
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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