Bad Boy of Music
by Antheil, George
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday, Doran & Co. Inc, 1945. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. First edition. No DJ. Orange-ish cloth boards. Lightly faded spine, but black titling and design is not. Heel and head of spine strip are bumped, with other shelf-wear to the bottom edges of boards. Rear board has small ding about an inch from spine. There are a couple of sheets in one of the last page signatures were cut shorter than the rest of the pages. It doesn't affect readability, it just seems to be a manifestation of original binding process. Front corner tips are dented. Front paste down has name written at top. FFE has inscription dated 1949, and erased price. Crack in hinge between half title and title page. Page 341 has crumpled area at page edge. Tiny ding to page 363. Binding is in good shape, very readable copy. 378pp.
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- Bookseller
- Quirky Used Books & More
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221220004
- Title
- Bad Boy of Music
- Author
- Antheil, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Co. Inc
- Date Published
- 1945
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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