The Painted House
by Rust, Graham
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Extremely mild bumping to front board-top corner, very gentle rubbing to rear edges, bright pages, tight binding, half-inch tear
- ISBN 10
- 0394573404
- ISBN 13
- 9780394573403
- Seller
-
Oakland, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1988. First American edition. Hardcover. Extremely mild bumping to front board-top corner, very gentle rubbing to rear edges, bright pages, tight binding, half-inch tear to DJ spine foot, light soiling to DJ, else near fine(+) in near fine(-) DJ. in near fine dust-jacket. Oblong folio in light blue color illus DJ, gilt to spine, 184 pages, chiefly color illustrations, 27 x 30 cm. Mural painting and decoration.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 92167
- Title
- The Painted House
- Author
- Rust, Graham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Extremely mild bumping to front board-top corner, very gentle rubbing to rear edges, bright pages, tight binding, half-inch tear
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394573404
- ISBN 13
- 9780394573403
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...