Expensive People
by Joyce Carol Oates
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
-
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Vanguard Press, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Very good or better in like jacket. Signed by Oates on title page. FFEP is inscribed by previous owner, author John Metcalf. Sunning of the head of the block. Orange cloth with gilt titling to spine and very minor bump to top right corner of front board. Rubbing to jacket with minor edgewear to head and foot of spine and dampstaining to top half of front cover. Else, a tight and clean copy.
Synopsis
REBECCA STEAD is the author of First Light and the Newbery Medal winner When You Reach Me. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and two children.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Biblioasis
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013265
- Title
- Expensive People
- Author
- Joyce Carol Oates
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Vanguard Press
- Date Published
- 1968
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Biblioasis
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About the Seller
Biblioasis
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Windsor, Ontario
About Biblioasis
A general used & new book shop, we specialize in Canadian literature, first editions,
signed books, the eighteenth century, and books about books. Open since 1998, we
have a large selection of history, literature, philosophy, art, music, religion,
science, and technical books.
signed books, the eighteenth century, and books about books. Open since 1998, we
have a large selection of history, literature, philosophy, art, music, religion,
science, and technical books.
Glossary
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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