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The Dice of God
by Stockley, Cynthia
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Putnam, 1926. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 1st, black cloth, good (rear hinge starting, gilt dull, spine ends worn, lt. spotting on covers, spine ends bumped and worn; cracked at pp64-65; stains to top edges of p3-24, does not affect text), in a facsimile dj which is not quite large enough; a line of text on the rear flap (books by Ethel M. Dell) is missing. Also it was made from a copy with a sunned spine. Still it does what it can to make the book handsome. 191 pp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Page 1 Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7966
- Title
- The Dice of God
- Author
- Stockley, Cynthia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1926
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Africa;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Page 1 Books
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
About Page 1 Books
The Special Collections Room within Page 1 Books, the largest used bookstore in Albuquerque, NM. We offer a broad selection of collectible and out-of-print books and ephemera in all genres.
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- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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