Abacus
by Mary Karr
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0819521345
- ISBN 13
- 9780819521347
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1987. Near Fine/Very Good +. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1987. Stated First Edition (hardcover issue). Octavo. 54 pages. Illustrated dust jacket with original $17.00 price present. Maroon boards stamped in gilt.
Dust jacket is gently rubbed along edges with some light toning. Trace of a 1" shallow abrasion to front panel near fore edge but barely visible and does not puncture through to verso. Barest hint of a lean to boards, binding is sound, and pages unmarked. Karr's first book of poetry.
Dust jacket is gently rubbed along edges with some light toning. Trace of a 1" shallow abrasion to front panel near fore edge but barely visible and does not puncture through to verso. Barest hint of a lean to boards, binding is sound, and pages unmarked. Karr's first book of poetry.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8600
- Title
- Abacus
- Author
- Mary Karr
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0819521345
- ISBN 13
- 9780819521347
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press
- Place of Publication
- Middletown, CT
- Date Published
- 1987
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
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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- 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...
- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...