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Within the Tides
by Conrad, Joseph
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday, Page & Company. Good+ in Fair dust jacket. 1926. Hardcover. Binding slightly loose, but still staying together nicely. Pages bright and unmarked throughout the interior, though the edges possess some light tanning. Spine straight, minor fraying and wear at the top. Dark blue-black cloth cover has light shelf wear but is in good shape, gilt title on front still has some luster. Lettering on spine starting to fade. Dustjacket is present in mylar cover and staying together, but has several tears, chips, and instances of discoloration and soiling along the edges and spine. Despite this moderate-heavy wear, the DJ is still entirely legible. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 211 pages .
Synopsis
In the private editorial office of the principal newspaper in a great colonial city two men were talking. They were both young. The stouter of the two, fair, and with more of an urban look about him, was the editor and part-owner of the important newspaper.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eat My Words Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31310
- Title
- Within the Tides
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ in Fair dust jacket
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Company
- Date Published
- 1926
Terms of Sale
Eat My Words Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Eat My Words Books
Biblio member since 2014
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About Eat My Words Books
We are a small, independent book shop in NE Minneapolis. We sell mostly used books with a section of new books by local authors. We also have a large rare and collectible book section. Our real storefront hosts all sorts of community events and often serves up bread, coffee, and tea.
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Fair
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- 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...
- Shelf Wear
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