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Six Feet of the Country
by Gordimer, Nadine
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good+
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Simon and Schuster, 1956-01-01. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good+. Simon and Schuster, 1956; stated First Printing, no additional printings indicated; 241pp.; green paper over tan buckram cloth, gilt titles in black box on spine, stamped author signature on front board. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; text also very good; corners gently bumped, light wear and age-toning at ends of spine; previous owner's initials inscribed on front end page; very minor surface scratches in green top-stain. Unclipped ($3.50) dust jacket lightly age-toned, worn over spine ends with a couple small closed tears along fold. From a private collection. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 263824
- Title
- Six Feet of the Country
- Author
- Gordimer, Nadine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Date Published
- 1956-01-01
- Weight
- 0.88 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERA
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The Book House in Dinkytown
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
Biblio member since 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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- 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....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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