Click for full-size.
A ROVING COMMISSION My Early life
by Churchill, Winston fx
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG book. 1st Am ed. 8.5"x5.5", 377pp.
- Seller
-
Lyndonville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Scribner's. VG book. 1st Am ed. 8.5"x5.5", 377pp.. 1930. 1st Am ed.. Hardcover. VG book, no DJ. Gilt lettered orange cloth. Bkplt, else FINE inside: text, plates & photos clean as new. 8.5"x5.5", 377pp. . Spine sunned a bit, gilt lettering darkened some. FAE, "A" & Scribner's seal on cp. Very clean. No glue browned pastedowns or any aging, foxing, memorabilia, etc. Very nice text block edges. Lastly, book tends to stay closed when stood on its spine. .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Quiet Friends
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001197
- Title
- A ROVING COMMISSION My Early life
- Author
- Churchill, Winston fx
- Illustrator
- 2 page index of plates, maps
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG book. 1st Am ed. 8.5"x5.5", 377pp.
- Edition
- 1st Am ed.
- Publisher
- Scribner's
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- VG book, no DJ. Gilt lettered orange cloth. Bkplt, else FINE inside:, text, plates & photos clean as new. 8.5"x5.5", 377pp.
Terms of Sale
Quiet Friends
Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.
About the Seller
Quiet Friends
Biblio member since 2008
Lyndonville, New York
About Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting Miniature Books
Teeny, tiny, beautiful books...the world of miniature books is one that involves a lot of imagination and craftsmanship. Dive in and see!
Learn about Bayntun-Rivière Binders
Are you enchanted by books clad in fine bindings? This is the gallery for you to peruse! Learn more about Bayntun, Rivière & Sons, and their combined work as Bayntun-Rivière.
