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The Broken Spoke
by Gorey, Edward
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0396073751
- ISBN 13
- 9780396073758
- Seller
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GIG HARBOR, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1976. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Gorey, Edward. Signed, limited, in slip case. #119 out of 250. Book has a touch of shelf wear near heel of spine. Jacket shows a hint of rubbing at head. Slip case has some light scuffing to corners and back panel. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Peruse the Stacks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 124
- Title
- The Broken Spoke
- Author
- Gorey, Edward
- Illustrator
- Gorey, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0396073751
- ISBN 13
- 9780396073758
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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GIG HARBOR, Washington
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Independent bookseller out of Gig Harbor, WA offering all manner of signed, first edition, and collectible books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- 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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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