Lady with a Spear
by Eugenie Clark
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents a FIRST EDITION STATED of LADY WITH A SPEAR by EUGENIE CLARK. "Book of the Month Club selection," with BCE review by Clifton Faddiman laid in. 36 b&w photos midway through book. 5 1/2" x 8 3/8", 243 pages, with original dust jacket. Book (very good plus) has green 1/4 cloth over yellow boards, with slight bumping at top/bottom of spine and corners, pages slightly tanned, old price, small owner signature and small owner stamp first fep, some light staining to photos, no other marks, clear, sharp, square, tight. Original dust jacket (very good) = yellow, green, black and white particulars, brief book description, and 3 photos of author "in action" on front, head shot of author on back; minor chipping and rubbing to jacket. Jacket flap has more complete description of the book highlighting the "16 pages of photographs" and "decorations by the author." Noted appraiser James Beattie has valued this copy at $60.00.
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Details
- Seller
- Hatfield Books and Memorabilia (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 359
- Title
- Lady with a Spear
- Author
- Eugenie Clark
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition stated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 5 1/2" x 8 3/8"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- effervescent photos; travel; The Sciences;
Terms of Sale
Hatfield Books and Memorabilia
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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.