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The Decayed Gentlewoman
by Ferrars, E.X
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full orange cloth, black lettering on spine. . Head and heel of spine are slightly rubbed, spine is slightly cocked, former owner's name on fep, else unmarked, tight, and clean. Unclipped dust jacket is rubbed at the spine ends, tips and the edges of the rear cover and is tanned on the spine. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD. . A Crime Club Selection Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 178 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10182
- Title
- The Decayed Gentlewoman
- Author
- Ferrars, E.X
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Stated First Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- Mystery;, SUSPENSE;, Literature;, Fiction;, Crime Club;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- Edges
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