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You Can't Be Too Careful
by Wells, H. G
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. First American Edition. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1942; no later printings indicated; xvii, 301pp. VG-/G+ hardcover in G/G- dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; light wear to edges/corners of green cloth boards, gentle creasing/wrinkling to cloth backstrip, white titling remains bold; previous owner bookplate and second previous owner red pencil inscription on front end page; text very good throughout. Moderate amount of wear to edges of unclipped ($2.50) dust jacket, several small chips and closed tears; light toning; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 302000
- Title
- You Can't Be Too Careful
- Author
- Wells, H. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Weight
- 1.56 lbs
Terms of Sale
The Book House in Dinkytown
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
The Book House in Dinkytown
Biblio member since 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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