THE WITCHING SHIP
by Morton, Frederic
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, (1960).. (1960).. Very good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY FREDERIC MORTON - Octavo, cloth-backed boards in a dust wrapper. There is a crease to the head of the spine. The spine & extremities of the dust jacket are slightly darkened & soiled with light foxing to the top edges of its flaps. The head of its spine is slightly chipped. [iv], 271 & [2] pages. The gutters are slightly darkened. Very good. <p>First edition.<p>Inscribed by the author on the front endpapera; "To Harvey and Syd[?] / with all good wishes / Fred Morton" with a New York City address and the date November 1959. The phrase "with all good wishes" and the NYC address may be in the recipient's hand.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32644
- Title
- THE WITCHING SHIP
- Author
- Morton, Frederic
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Random House, (1960).
- Date Published
- (1960).
- Keywords
- LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; FREDERIC MORTON; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; THE WITCHING SHIP; LUXURY LINER; TRANSATLANTIC CROSSING; WARTIME VOYAGE; WORLD WAR II; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- 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...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...