In the Castle of My Skin
by Lamming, George
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1954. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Quarto. A good copy -- tight and clean -- in a dustjacket that's clean but has missing chips at the top and base of the spine. Foxing of the edges of pages and discoloration of the green cover, but no mustiness or soiling. First novel by the Carribean author, George Lamming, with an introduction by Richard Wright..
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Amber Wave (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000697
- Title
- In the Castle of My Skin
- Author
- Lamming, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- Quarto
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Amber Wave
Biblio member since 2005
Saratoga Springs, New York
About The Amber Wave
The Amber Wave is an on-line book store of gently read books of general interest. The store has some signed books and first editions.
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.