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Advise and Consent
by Drury, Allen
- Used
- Condition
- Fine. A tight, unread copy but with a few tiny spots of shelf rubbing to bottom edge of front cover. Signed by the author on a f
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1977. Signed Limited Edition. Leather bound. Fine. A tight, unread copy but with a few tiny spots of shelf rubbing to bottom edge of front cover. Signed by the author on a free front end paper, tissue-guarded.. Saddle brown leather/boards; floral gilt decoration on covers and spine; gilt lettering and 4 raised bands to spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers with satin place-holder ribbon. No dust jacket. 714 pp. with illustrations by Walt Spitzmiller. Included is a special message to subscribers from the author. With a list of the major characters in this political drama.
Synopsis
Advise and Consent is a 1959 political novel written by Allen Drury which explores the reactions of those in and around the United States Senate to the controversial nomination of Robert Leffingwell, a former Communist Party member, to be United States Secretary of State. The novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1960, and was followed by A Shade of Difference in 1962 and four subsequent sequels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 161546
- Title
- Advise and Consent
- Author
- Drury, Allen
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine. A tight, unread copy but with a few tiny spots of shelf rubbing to bottom edge of front cover. Signed by the author on a f
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Signed Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Gallimaufry; Franklin Library; Allen Drury ; Allen Drury ; ;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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