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TALES OF HEARSAY
by Conrad, Joseph
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1925. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 288 pages. In Good condition with Good dust jacket. Beige spine with black text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has spine edges and corners chipped off, sunning to spine, and tearing to tail edge of both covers. Textblock has light age toning, splitting to front interior hinge, and heavy splitting to rear interior hinge. "First Published in 1925" on title page, no subsequent printings listed. Shelved under Front counter. 1371258. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1371258
- Title
- TALES OF HEARSAY
- Author
- Conrad, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- T. Fisher Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
DC's Oldest Rare and Used Bookstore, Second Story Books operates two open shops in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. We have a large internet presence including this website, Amazon, and Ebay, accredited appraisals member ASA, and an in house book binder. For more information go to www.secondstorybooks.com
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
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