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The Abbess of Castro and Other Stories
by Stendhal (Henri Beyle) and C.K. Scott Moncrieff(Translator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Albany, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926. First US Edition Thus/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. No. A very nice copy in green cloth with gilt to type and design motif on spine. Bottom rear corner bumped with lesser ding to bottom front. Top corners sharp.Spot of wear to heel of spine and light smudge to bottom of front cover. Pages ends tanned, especially at top. Interior clean and binding tight. In remarkable unclipped jacket ($2.50) with a little wear to spine ends, a couple moisture spots to spine and tanning to same and edges of jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LPB006891HB
- Title
- The Abbess of Castro and Other Stories
- Author
- Stendhal (Henri Beyle) and C.K. Scott Moncrieff(Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition Thus/First Printing
- Publisher
- Boni & Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- French Literature;
Terms of Sale
Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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