The English Air
by Stevenson, D.E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good -/No DJ
- Seller
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1940. 317 pages. Blue cloth boards with silver lettering. Very little wear to the extremities, and a spot of toning alongside the edge of the spine, barely visible and located on the front cover. Slight crease to spine. Moderate foxing to the edges of the textblock. Moderate toning and foxing to the endpapers. Toning to the pages. Tight, square binding. A fascinating novel and a great reading copy. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good -/No DJ. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030410
- Title
- The English Air
- Author
- Stevenson, D.E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar & Rinehart
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Novel, English, British, Vintage
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
All sales are net. Prepayment is required. Postage in USA: items will be sent Media Mail Rate ($4) unless Priority Mail is requested ($6-$8). Postage for unusually heavy or valuable books may be more. Please contact us for international rates. Books may be returned within 10 days of receipt. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC, AMEX, Discover.
About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...