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Arcadia: A novel
by Pears, Iain
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 1101946822
- ISBN 13
- 9781101946824
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Knopf, 2016-02-09. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 9x6x1. First American edition, 2016, stated. Hardbound book. Dust jacket is in Good condition. Expected shelfwear, light rubbing overall, with a 2.5 inch scratch to the matte lamination of the back of jacket. Book is in Very Good condition. Corners remain sharp, minimal shelfwear to edges of boards, soft bumping to head and tail of spine. Silver gilt stamped lettering to spine remains bright and even. Binding is tight. Text block is clean, and deckled fore edge is clean and crisp. Pages are clean, crisp, and free of any markings.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPpeaARC
- Title
- Arcadia: A novel
- Author
- Pears, Iain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1101946822
- ISBN 13
- 9781101946824
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2016-02-09
- Size
- 9x6x1
- X weight
- 25 oz
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
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
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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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