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WALL OF SERPENTS
by De Camp, L. Sprague and Fletcher Pratt
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with light rubbing to head and heel of spine panel, lower front corner and front fold o
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Avalon Books, 1960. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with light rubbing to head and heel of spine panel, lower front corner and front fold over. (6405). Octavo, cloth. Third volume in the "Incomplete Enchanter" series. Barron (ed.): Fantasy Literature 3-106.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6405
- Title
- WALL OF SERPENTS
- Author
- De Camp, L. Sprague and Fletcher Pratt
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with light rubbing to head and heel of spine panel, lower front corner and front fold o
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Avalon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Fantasy
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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