Boston: David Godine, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Chipping and rubbing to jacket edges and at folds, a touch of loss at spine ends, small stain to front panel; still quite attractive and unclipped. Faint shelfwear to blue cloth boards. Signed by Dubus on the full title page. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0879234598. ISBN/EAN: 9780879234591. Inventory No: 043275.

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Bookseller: Pazzo Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 043275
Title: The Times are Never So Bad
Author: Dubus Andre
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0879234598
ISBN 13: 9780879234591
Publisher: David Godine
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1983
Keywords: Fiction;

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For years an open shop in the Boston neighborhoods of Roslindale and West Roxbury, now by appointment only and back in Roslindale. We carry a range of rare and out of print books with strengths in literature, cookery and early printing. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB.

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Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
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...
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....
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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.