Providence [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
by Anita Brookner
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0224019767
- ISBN 13
- 9780224019767
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. Very Good +/Very Good +. London: Jonathan Cape, 1982. First Edition. Bookplate signed by Brookner loosely laid in at front. Octavo. 183 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Orange boards stamped in gilt.
Dust jacket shows some light creasing and rubbing along edges. Boards with minimal shelfwear. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Author's second novel.
Dust jacket shows some light creasing and rubbing along edges. Boards with minimal shelfwear. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Author's second novel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11730
- Title
- Providence [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
- Author
- Anita Brookner
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0224019767
- ISBN 13
- 9780224019767
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1982
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Bookplate
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- Jacket
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...