Dreiser
by Swanberg, W. A
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/VG-
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1965. Printed 4/65 per copyright page as B-4/65 stated so probably second printing of first edition as no Scribner A. Gray boards with silver stamping are clean with pretty sharp tips and just a hint of rubbing. Textblock tight and square and unmarked. Jacket has fairly heavy rubbing and shallow chipping at head. In mylar. "The first comprehensive biography of a great American writer. The story of a tormented life." . Early Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/VG-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005092
- Title
- Dreiser
- Author
- Swanberg, W. A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Edition
- Early Printing
- Publisher
- Charles Scribners Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Books sent out within 24 - 48 hours upon receipt of order. Return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives that is not as described.
About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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...
- 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...