The Housebreaker of Shady Hill and Other Stories
by Cheever, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1958 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. 185 (1) pp. First Edition, 1958. Title story and 7 others. Not Price Clipped. Faint edge wear, mostly to top and bottom edge spine dj. Cover boards & cloth-paper Near Fine, little wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 5.75" x 8.25". Black half-cloth with Powder-blue paper-covered boards, and gilt lettering to spine. In acetate protector..
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005679
- Title
- The Housebreaker of Shady Hill and Other Stories
- Author
- Cheever, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- LITERATURE AMERICAN FICTION WRITERS SHORT STORIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...