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Odd John : A Story Between Jest and Earnest
by Stapledon, Olaf
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1935. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG in Near VG (clipped) dw. 8vo, vi+282pp (plus 8pp publisher's catalogue dated "835" bound in back), light blue cloth with spine lettering stamped in dark blue, printed dustwrapper. First edition (with second state of ads) of this important novel by Utopian science fiction writer and mystic Olaf Stapledon. Includes the hypnoid and iconic dustwrapper (which has the lower 2" of front flap clipped, and signs of old paper reinforcement to the back. Book is unmarked copy, with tearing to back hinge (still firm) and light spotting to page edges.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Philip Smith, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M5925
- Title
- Odd John : A Story Between Jest and Earnest
- Author
- Stapledon, Olaf
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- London: Methuen & Co. Ltd
- Date Published
- 1935
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Odd John A Story Between Jest and Earnest Olaf Stapledon London Methuen & Company Ltd Co 1935 Science Fiction Mystic Mysticism Communism Thirties Social Theory Philosophy Politics Fascism Utopian Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Olaf Stapledon;
Terms of Sale
Philip Smith, Bookseller
Payment in full by Visa/MC, cash, check, money order, or Amex/Discover (processed by Biblio) with order. Books can be held up to 10 days upon request; email is the preferred (and quickest) means of communication. Postage is extra: orders through Biblio are charged at their prevailing rates; otherwise, postage cost will be quoted upon request (optional insurance is extra at cost). All items are graded conservatively using consistent standards: generally speaking, 'Fine' is the best condition class, followed by 'Very Good', 'Good', 'Fair', and 'Poor' (these can be considered as analogous to letter grades A, B, C, D, F: the latter two classes are rarely offered). Please inquire if you have any questions about the condition of an item listed. Any purchase may be returned for refund if deemed unsatisfactory upon receipt. I will be glad to ship with invoice to academic institutions in advance of payment if a purchase order is provided. Dealers may inquire for reciprocal trade discount. California shipments subject to an additional 9.25% sales tax.
About the Seller
Philip Smith, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Berkeley, California
About Philip Smith, Bookseller
We specialize in rare and unusual items in Metaphysics and Spirituality, Literature, Art, Cinema, Social Movements, Octavo Editions, and interdisciplinary areas.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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