The Ivory Grin
by MacDonald, John Ross
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First edition, 1952. Book very good, with minor wear at spine ends and corners, minor edgewear, slight discoloration and fading on spine, slight staining on front, slight discoloration on top and bottom edges of pages, some foxing throughout a few pages (mainly the first few front and rear pages). DJ very good, with some rubbing on spine and front, slight rubbing and chipping at corners, slight discoloration on back and flaps and inside DJ, piece missing near top left corner of back flap (two pieces of tape now cover that area), chipping at top right corner of front flap.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003154
- Title
- The Ivory Grin
- Author
- MacDonald, John Ross
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- 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...
- 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....