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The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination
by Boorstin, Daniel J
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394543955
- ISBN 13
- 9780394543956
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Random House, 1992. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Daniel J. Boorstin brings to life more than three thousand years of achievement in the arts. His work is dedicated to his wife, Ruth, who provided invaluable research for his books. Boorstin was Librarian of Congress for twelve years. Correct full number line sequence and stated First Edition, no writing, marks, or underlining. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Crisp and feels unread. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, fine condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Turn and Temper Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 196
- Title
- The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination
- Author
- Boorstin, Daniel J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394543955
- ISBN 13
- 9780394543956
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- Westminster, Maryland, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 811
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About the Seller
Turn and Temper Books
Biblio member since 2023
Rockville, Maryland
About Turn and Temper Books
Turn and Temper Books specializes in non-fiction, high quality rare books in Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Nature, Technology, Business, and related fields. We also may have the occasional modern first edition and other fiction titles. We focus on quality and condition: with few exceptions (mostly relating to antiquarian stock), all books sold are in Very Good or better condition and are highly collectible.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Fine
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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
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- Remainder
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- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...