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OLD ACQUAINTANCE [SIGNED]
by Van Druten, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Samuel French Ltd, 1941. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 128 pages; VG-/Missing DJ; reddish brown spine with black lettering; marked shelfwear and rubbing to the exterior of the book; marked soiling to the exterior with significant soiling and tanning to the spine; marked creasing and fraying to the cloth at the head and tail of the spine; marked bumping to the corners of the boards, particularly the bottoms; fraying to the cloth on the corners of the boards; minor bumping to the tail of the spine; spine is slightly cocked; top edge of the text block is dyed dark gray; marked soiling to the edges of the text block; minor soiling and age-toning to the front and back paste downs and free endpapers; 2.5 inch long black stamp from previous owner to the front paste down; bookplate from previous owner to the ffep; signed flat by van Druten on ffep; marked creasing to the back paste down/verso bfep along the gutter; shelved in Plays. 1357838. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1357838
- Title
- OLD ACQUAINTANCE [SIGNED]
- Author
- Van Druten, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Samuel French Ltd
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
DC's Oldest Rare and Used Bookstore, Second Story Books operates two open shops in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. We have a large internet presence including this website, Amazon, and Ebay, accredited appraisals member ASA, and an in house book binder. For more information go to www.secondstorybooks.com
Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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....
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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