Bambi: A Life in the Woods
by Salten, Felix; Chambers, Whittaker (translator); Galsworthy, John (foreword)
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Simon and Schuster, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. 209 pages. The true American first edition, limited to 1,000 copies "for distribution among friends of The Inner Sanctum in advance of publication." No jacket, as issued. Includes, laid-in, the wrap-around strip issued at printing which describes its publication plans; this is very toned, with light edgewear and minor chipping at creases. Green cloth with gilt spine titles, gilt sharp and bright at title, a little darkened for the subtitle, author, and publisher. Few faint stains to cloth, light edgewear to corners and spine tips. Spine square. There is a loose signature which spans the one-page foreword and pages 1-4 of the text; binding else intact, with the signature still laid-in, and no missing pages. Pictorial endsheets. Pages lightly toned, interior else clean and unmarked.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Bin
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BBS-2011857
- Title
- Bambi: A Life in the Woods
- Author
- Salten, Felix; Chambers, Whittaker (translator); Galsworthy, John (foreword)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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The Book Bin
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Salem, Oregon
About The Book Bin
The Book Bin is a locally owned and operated business that has been in the same family since 1983. We are an ABA- and ABAA-affiliated general-interest bookstore with two stores in Salem and Corvallis, Oregon. We have over 30,000 items listed for sale online, and a dedicated rare book room in our Salem location. Books in our rare book room cover a wide range of subjects, with a focus on science fiction, fantasy and horror, literature and poetry, metaphysics, and children's books.
Glossary
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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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
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