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BABY, IT'S COLD INSIDE
by Perelman, S.J
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near fine
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Inscribed and dated in the year of publication by S.J. Perelman on the title page. Culled from the pages of The New Yorker, Holiday, TV Guide, and Venture, these 32 short stories span all of the humorist's 1960s work and is his only anthology from the latter half of that decade. Octavo. Original red cloth binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some very light edgewear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74867
- Title
- BABY, IT'S COLD INSIDE
- Author
- Perelman, S.J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Literature, Humor, Satire
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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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