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The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories
by William J. Bennett [Editor]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0671683063
- ISBN 13
- 9780671683061
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Simon & Schuster, 1993. First Edition, first printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 6x2x9. Signed by Author. Inscribed by Bennett on the FFEP. The binding is tight, lightly bumped corners and light handling on the boards and spine. Text unmarked. The dust jacket shows some edgewear, small tears and light soiling, spine sunned, unclipped, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 831pp.
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- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MCALbenBV
- Title
- The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories
- Author
- William J. Bennett [Editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, first printing
- ISBN 10
- 0671683063
- ISBN 13
- 9780671683061
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 6x2x9
- X weight
- 0 oz
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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