A Book of Sand
by Jorge Luis Borges
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Bellevue, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
Tall 8vo, cream quarter cloth over brown papered boards, gilt titles, 125pp. Unclipped dust jacket (7.95). First American edition, so stated with full number line ending in 1. Dust jacket shows mild rubbing to covers and fading to spine, small chip to tail of spine, and small closed tear to rear panel. Boards show mild fading to cloth edge. A collection of thirteen stories with an author's note and afterword, translated into English by Norman Thomas di Giovanni. A handsome copy in mylar.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heaven-Haven Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B-46
- Title
- A Book of Sand
- Author
- Jorge Luis Borges
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Date Published
- 1977
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Firsts;
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About the Seller
Heaven-Haven Books
Biblio member since 2024
Bellevue, Kentucky
About Heaven-Haven Books
Est. 2020. Secondhand, rare & uncommon books, bought & sold. Our specialties include contemporary small press poetry, Southern & Appalachian literature, Kentuckiana, classical and modern philosophy, Catholicism and Christian theology.
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- 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...
- 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....
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...