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The Mistress
by Foster, George C
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: The Macauly Co., 1930. No Edition Stated . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 1/2" X 5. A story of jazz and prostitution. 319 pp. plus In Passionate Lands- a page of advertisements for other Macaulay offerings in the same genre. Red boards feature black text and a black cat whose dangling tail frames the title and author on both the front and spine. Book is cocked aprox. 1/8", top edge dyed red, spine sunned, corners and spine ends very slightly scuffed. fon front pastedown, some spotting on fore edge.Book is published in England under the title, 'The Oldest Profession'. Bookseller's Inventory # 101264.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001264
- Title
- The Mistress
- Author
- Foster, George C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- No Edition Stated
- Publisher
- The Macauly Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 7 1/2" X 5
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- 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....
- FON
- Former Owner's Name. Indicates that the previous owner of the book has written their name in the book.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...