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A Bowl of Red
by Tolbert, Frank X
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- Signed
- first
- Condition
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GIG HARBOR, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, 1966. First edition. 8vo, 120pp. Presentation copy, inscribed by Tolbert to the former owner on the ffep and dated in the year of publication. Red and brown cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt in illustrated jacket by Larry Lurin. A fine copy in nearly fine, price clipped jacket with mild edge wear.
Signed first edition of Tolbert's excellent history of the Southwestern staple.
Signed first edition of Tolbert's excellent history of the Southwestern staple.
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- Bookseller
- Peruse the Stacks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6267
- Title
- A Bowl of Red
- Author
- Tolbert, Frank X
- Format/Binding
- 8vo, 120pp. Presentation copy, inscribed by Tolbert to the former owner on the ffep and dated in the year of publication. Red an
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
Terms of Sale
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GIG HARBOR, Washington
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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