Knopf, January 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible - Very Good. First edition stated; Goldman's first book. Ver Good in like dustjacket. A bit of shelf wear to the binding, foredge mildly foxed. The jacket is not price-clipped, has shallow chipping at the spine ends, and the spine is mildly sunned.

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Bookseller: Dunaway Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 186565
Title: The Temple of Gold
Author: William Goldman
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Collectible - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: January 1957
Pages: 277

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Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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...
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....
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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...