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Baton Sinister
by Spinatelli, Carl J
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/good
- Seller
-
Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1959. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Good/good. 424 pages. A young nobleman fights for his name, his love and his fate in 16th century Genoa. Blue cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. Cover spotted, a little edge wear with fading along edges, gilt still bright, minor bumping of corners and spine ends, former owner's name "Frances Robinson" on front free end paper, interior pages tanned, binding tight. Illustrated dust jacket with yellow and white titles on front cover and spine is worn along edges, lightly creased, scrubbed on back jacket, small chips and holes along edges, not price clipped.
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- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01214
- Title
- Baton Sinister
- Author
- Spinatelli, Carl J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, as stated
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- fiction, Italy, romance,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Scraps of American History
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About the Seller
Scraps of American History
Biblio member since 2012
Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Price Clipped
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
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