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AFTERTHOUGHT: Pieces About Writing
by Bowen, Elizabeth
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Longmans, 1962. Hardcover. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. 220 pp. Burgundy cloth, gilt lettering to spine, dyed head edge. Very clean and sharp, bookplate to FFEP and FPEP, a bit of glue residue to RPEP, otherwise pristine. DJ crisp and bright, minor rubbing to extremities and a few small tears at spine, otherwise sound.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arches Bookhouse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3635
- Title
- AFTERTHOUGHT: Pieces About Writing
- Author
- Bowen, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - NEAR FINE
- Jacket Condition
- NEAR FINE
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longmans
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
Arches Bookhouse
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
Arches Bookhouse
Biblio member since 2022
Portland, Oregon
About Arches Bookhouse
Brick & mortar humanities bookshop in Portland, OR. Philosophy, history, theology, literature, art.
Glossary
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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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