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The Armchair Esquire
by Arnold Gingrich and L. Rust Hills, ed
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible; Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam, 1958. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A crisp copy of this handsome 1958 compilation of some of the best writing from Esquire Magazine over the years. Including Salinger, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pound, Hemingway, etc. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the panel edges. Thick octavo, 354 pgs. plus Appendix.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10996
- Title
- The Armchair Esquire
- Author
- Arnold Gingrich and L. Rust Hills, ed
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- Esquire Magazine, rare Esquire anthologies
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
Buy and sell - rare, unusual and antiquarian - art, photography, literature, scholarly, sports, childrens, bindings.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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