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A Memoir
by John Glenn
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Easton Press, Norwalk. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Inscribed by Author. JOHN GLENN with NICK TAYLOR. A Memoir, Norwalk: Easton Press, 1999. Tall octavo, private edition of unknown number, pp. x, 422, green morocco boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine, gilt decoration to covers, all edges gilt. Inscribed on a preliminary leaf by Glenn to the documentary video director Ken Burns "for all your great work in 'Sharing the American Experience.' " "Sharing the American Experience" was a traveling lecture given by Burns. The inscription is on a page that says the book was privately printed for Glenn. Condition of this book: Fine, no flaws. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; United States; 1990s; History. Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54212. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54212
- Title
- A Memoir
- Author
- John Glenn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Biography & Autobiography; United States; 1990s; History. Inscribed by Author John Glenn A Memoir
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
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- Tight
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- Inscribed
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
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- Jacket
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