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Bystander
by Gorki, Maxim
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good in Poor dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith. Good in Poor dust jacket. 1930. First American Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full black cloth, embossed lettering on spine, blind-stamped design on cover edges, fore-edge deckle. Translated by Bernard Guilbert Guerney.. Hinge starting, head and heel of spine and corners bumped, some shelf-wear, few small marks on cover, page edges sunned, else tight and clean. Dust jacket is faded with tears on each crease, panels have been taped together, now in protective Mylar cover. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 722 pp .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21208
- Title
- Bystander
- Author
- Gorki, Maxim
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Poor dust jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Russia, Youth, Revolution, Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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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