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The Man in the Cage
by Vance, John Holbrook
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Random House, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Signed. Winner of the 1960 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. First Edition. Signed on the title page by Jack Vance. Price clipped dust jacket is mildly age toned, and shows some rubbing and bumping, especially at the bottom of the jacket spine. Mild soiling to the boards, and some light bumping at the corners and the top and bottom of the spine. Spine is solid and firm, and the text block is firmly attached. Text block show some age toning, and some mild spots of soiling on the edges of the text block. First Edition. Jacket Condition: Good. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 in - 9 3/4 in tall. Year: 1960.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Bin
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BBS-076298
- Title
- The Man in the Cage
- Author
- Vance, John Holbrook
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Date Published
- 1960
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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