BEGGARMAN, THIEF
by Shaw, Irwin
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Issued Without Jacket
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Cente, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Full-Leather. Near Fine/Issued Without Jacket. Shaw's sequel to his bestselling "Rich Man, Poor Man," continuing the story of the younger Jordach generation in both Europe and America. The Franklin Library's Limited Edition, issued in dark blue full leather, gilt decoration and lettering on the spine and covers, three raised bands on the spine. 441 pages on archival-grade paper, all text edges gilded, blue moire silk pastedowns and blue silk bookmark sewn-in. With illustrations by Mark Bellerose, this edition contains a "Special Message" from the author to the Library's First Edition Society. A pair of almost unnoticeable indents on the spine and a single scratch on the upper half of the text's foredge, o/w boards and text of this limited edition are clean and unmarked, tight and square, no tears, no chipping or creasing. Collectable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005216
- Title
- BEGGARMAN, THIEF
- Author
- Shaw, Irwin
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Issued Without Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing, First Edition Thus.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Cente, PA
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- 1ST ED, MODERN NOVEL, SEQUEL, RICH MAN , POOR MAN,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Literature; Europe; Franklin Library;
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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- O/W
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- 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....
- 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...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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