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A Worldly Country [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
by John Ashbery
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0061173835
- ISBN 13
- 9780061173837
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Ecco, 2007. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Ecco, 2007. First Edition. Bookplate signed by Ashbery loosely laid in at front. Octavo. 76 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Maroon boards stamped in gilt.
Unclipped dust jacket shows a trace of wear to top corners. Boards lightly worn at extremities. Remainder mark to bottom edge. Binding sound and pages unmarked.
Unclipped dust jacket shows a trace of wear to top corners. Boards lightly worn at extremities. Remainder mark to bottom edge. Binding sound and pages unmarked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7957
- Title
- A Worldly Country [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
- Author
- John Ashbery
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0061173835
- ISBN 13
- 9780061173837
- Publisher
- Ecco
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- 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...
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