Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
by Roald Dahl (ed.)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
FSG, 1983. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. First American edition stated. 8vo in blue cloth, spine title in gilt. Bindign tight and square, virtually no shelf wear to the cloth, a bit of fading at the bottom of the spine. The dustjacket is price-clipped, has no rubbing at the corners or spine ends, a tiny bit of very shallow crinkling at the top of the spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 299720
- Title
- Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
- Author
- Roald Dahl (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- FSG
- Date Published
- 1983
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dunaway Books
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Saint Louis, Missouri
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...