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A Solo in Tom-Toms: The Story of a Rocky Mountain Boyhood and the Quest for a Father
by Fowler, Gene
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair (in mylar)
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
NY: The Viking Press, 1946. Authors inked signature on 2nd ffep. Previous owner's inked name on ffep, faint moisture damage along bottom edges of endpages and some of the textblock, lightly aged, else clean and tight. Moisture stained and shelf worn binding. Unclipped but heavily worn and rubbed dust jacket, several chips and closed edge tears, worn and scuffed spine, and corners; 390p.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair (in mylar). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB7798
- Title
- A Solo in Tom-Toms: The Story of a Rocky Mountain Boyhood and the Quest for a Father
- Author
- Fowler, Gene
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair (in mylar)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Gene Fowler Biography, Gene Fowler Childhood, Gene Fowler Life, Gene Fowler Story
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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