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Blue Spruce
by SMITH, Dave
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0918092183
- ISBN 13
- 9780918092182
- Seller
-
Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
(Syracuse): Tamarack Editions, 1981. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Illustrations by Barry Moser. Hand-sewn wrappers. Spine and edges sunned, near fine. This is number 68 of 300 numbered copies, in addition to it being Inscribed by the author to the fellow author Nicholas Delbanco on the title page. Poetry.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 419846
- Title
- Blue Spruce
- Author
- SMITH, Dave
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0918092183
- ISBN 13
- 9780918092182
- Publisher
- Tamarack Editions
- Place of Publication
- (Syracuse)
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Ephemera, Poetry, AssociationCopy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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- Title Page
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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