Is Sex Necessary
by James Thurber; E.B. White
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1929. Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1929. First Edition, stated and with I-D code (September 1929) to copyright page. Octavo. 197 pp. Illustrations. Black cloth spine over green paper-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Lacks dust jacket.
Boards worn along edges with brief exposure to corners and top edge; general soiling and spotting; rubbing to spine. Binding is sound. Small bookseller ticket of International Bookfinders Inc of Pacific Palisades, CA to rear pastedown. Pages a bit toned but unmarked.
Humorous collection of essays that helped launch Thurber and White's careers. Scarce in retail.
Boards worn along edges with brief exposure to corners and top edge; general soiling and spotting; rubbing to spine. Binding is sound. Small bookseller ticket of International Bookfinders Inc of Pacific Palisades, CA to rear pastedown. Pages a bit toned but unmarked.
Humorous collection of essays that helped launch Thurber and White's careers. Scarce in retail.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14151
- Title
- Is Sex Necessary
- Author
- James Thurber; E.B. White
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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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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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- Copyright page
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