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Spindrift from a house by the sea
by Rowlands, John J
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Norton, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Inscribed by author on half title page. The dust jacket has been placed in protective mylar for preservation. Minor wear to cover boards and spine.The fore-edge of the text block has deckled edges. The binding suffers moderate loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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- Bookseller
- ThriftBooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1243269634
- Title
- Spindrift from a house by the sea
- Author
- Rowlands, John J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Norton
- Date Published
- 1960
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- Inscribed
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Title Page
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Jacket
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