Dostoevsky
by Gide, Andre
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Norfolk: New Directions Books, 1949. Gide won the Nobel prize in 1947. This study was first published in English by Dent in 1925. This is a Fine copy of a "New edition, reset," the First American Edition. Uncommon. Dark blue cloth covers with titling on the spine in gilt. Clean text; 176 pages,very fresh. With an Introduction by Arnold Bennett. The dustjacket is complete but clipped. Spine has darkened; light edgewear. In an archival plastic protector.. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005941
- Title
- Dostoevsky
- Author
- Gide, Andre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition.
- Publisher
- New Directions Books
- Place of Publication
- Norfolk
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...