Books and the Man
by Winterich, John T.; Randall, David A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good - Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Greenberg, 1929 Book. Very Good - Fine. Half-Leather. First American Edition. Large 8vo. xiv, 374 pp, acknowledgments, list of b&w illustrations, 20 essays. Includes stories about Walt Whitman and "Leaves of Grass," Daniel Defoe and "Robinson Crusoe," John James Audubon and "The Birds of America," "Mark Twain and "The Innocents Abroad," "Nathaniel Hawthorne and "The Scarlet Letter, and others. Slightly rubbed spot at top spine corner, and bottom front panel with only slight edgwear to bottom edge, else, clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine..
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Details
- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002863
- Title
- Books and the Man
- Author
- Winterich, John T.; Randall, David A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Greenberg
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- BOOKS & PUBLISHING AUTHORS WRITINGS
- Bookseller catalogs
- BOOKS & PUBLISHING;
- Size
- Large 8vo
Terms of Sale
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...