The Anatomy Lesson; and Other Stories
by Connell, Evan S. Jr
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
William Heinemann, London . Melbourne . Toronto, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Elizabeth Grant -- Cover Art. 325 g.; VIII, 9-224 pages. Blue coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Bumping to the lower backstrip edge and rubbing to the book corners. discolouration and slight rubbing to the top edge Heavy browning and foxing to me and lighter browning and foxing to the other edges. Browning, offset tanning and faint foxing along with handling marks to the endpapers. Age toning to the internal text. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower edge of the front paste-down. Illustrated dustwrapper, by Elizabeth Grant, with white titles to the front panel and white and gold titles to the backstrip. Rubbing to the dustwrapper edges, backstrip edges and creases of the dustwrapper. Slight rubbing to the dustwrapper panels along with browning. On the lower edge of the rear dustwrapper panel a number in purple ink has been stamped -- 3658. Browning to the verso of the dustwrapper. Clipping of the dustwrapper, front fold over, lower right-hand corner. A series of the 11 short stories by the American author Evan S. Connell Jr. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust Jacket price-clipped. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Elizabeth Grant -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Short Stories; America; Inventory No: 0108310. .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0108310
- Title
- The Anatomy Lesson; and Other Stories
- Author
- Connell, Evan S. Jr
- Illustrator
- Elizabeth Grant -- Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London . Melbourne . Toronto
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Short Stories -- American -- Literature Literature & Literary; Short Stories; America; Elizabeth Grant -- Cover Art Unbranded Connell, Evan S. Jr. The Anatomy Lesson; and Other Stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- America; Short Stories;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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...
- 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
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...