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Face to Face
by Nadine Gordimer
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€347.42€312.68
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Johannesburg: Silver Leaf Books , 1949. First edition. Cloth. Good/Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A first edition of Nadine Gordimer's first novel. Neatly signed by the author to the title page. With a facsimile dustwrapper from the original designed by Ernest Ullmann. In original cloth binding with a facsimile unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, cloth has some marks and bumping, as well as some chipping and sunning to the spine. Dustwrapper is smart. Internally, firmly bound and bright, with only some very occasional instances of spotting to the endpapers. Neat ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD2-E-5
- Title
- Face to Face
- Author
- Nadine Gordimer
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Silver Leaf Books
- Place of Publication
- Johannesburg
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Nadine Gordmer Short Stories Face to Face Short Stories
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- 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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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....
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