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The Fiction Factory; or, From Pulp Row to Quality Street. The Story of 100 Years of Publishing at Street & Smith
by Reynolds, Quentin
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1955. First edition, stated first printing, 1955, with personalized inscription signed by the author on the preliminary blank. Illustrated throughout in both color and black and white. Brown cloth with black leatherette spine, gilt printing, illustrated dustjacket. The book has light rubbing to the extremities, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [5.00] and is also very good with a small chip at the spine head that does not interfere with lettering, no other chips or tears. Inscription is to someone named Jack - "This may come in very handy some day to rest a drink on. Sincerely, Quentin". . Inscribed by The Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 043775
- Title
- The Fiction Factory; or, From Pulp Row to Quality Street. The Story of 100 Years of Publishing at Street & Smith
- Author
- Reynolds, Quentin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- PUBLISHER HISTORY BOOKS PRINTING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books, Paper, Printing, Publishing, Typography;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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