Cast the First Stone: A Novel of Prison Life
by HIMES, CHESTER
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Coward-McCann Inc., 1952. Hardcover. VG with rubbing to cloth at head and heel and some light foxing to edges of text block, in about VG d.j. with chipping to head and heel of spine panel, front and rear folds (up to 1/4"), edgewear front and rear panels, paper age darkened overall. Front inner hinge weak, with creasing at join to fron board. An acceptable collector's copy, but no better.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14646
- Title
- Cast the First Stone: A Novel of Prison Life
- Author
- HIMES, CHESTER
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- MYSTERY
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...