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LAFCADIO'S ADVENTURES (Les Caves du Vatican )
by André Gide
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Alfred A Knopf, 1928-01-01. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Alfred A. Knopf; New York, 1928. Hardcover. Third Printing. Novel Pulitzer Winning Author. A Very Good, blue buckram binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, binding intact, some crimping to spine edges, bumped bottom board corners, discoloration/fading to board margins, deckle fore-edge, some age toning to pages, few uncut pages, top text block edge stained olive green, some rubbing along board edges, small bookstore sticker bottom rear pastedown, bit of discoloration to pastedowns and endpapers, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear with few small tears and chips along edges, some age toning to panels/flaps and verso, Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 278pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1041093
- Title
- LAFCADIO'S ADVENTURES (Les Caves du Vatican )
- Author
- André Gide
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Date Published
- 1928-01-01
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Uncut Pages
- 'Uncut pages', or simply 'uncut', traditionally refers to a book which has not been trimmed by rebinding. Prior to the...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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