A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
by Joyce, James
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Issued Without Jacket
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Guild, 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Issued Without Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition thus Book Club / Guild Library edition in Faux leather and gilt decorated boards. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, decorative front panel gilt very nice. Text block clean with a few very small and feint spots. Feels lightly read. Near fine condition. No Jacket as issued. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A solid example of this collectible edition in faux leather binding.
Synopsis
Joyce's A Portait of the Artist as a Young Man is a semi-autobiographical work. It tells of the intellectual, religious, and philosophical awakening of the main character, Stephen Dedalus as he rebels against the conventions in which he has been raised and leaves home to pursue his artistic ambition.
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Details
- Seller
- Durdles Books (IOBA) (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 005659
- Title
- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- Author
- Joyce, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Issued Without Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Guild
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 256
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 1.65 lbs
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- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics;
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...