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THE COLLECTED TALES OF PIERRE LOUYS Illustrated by SIEGEL
by [Louys, Pierre) 04e
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG book, GOOD DJ. Very early edition. 10"x6", [294]pp.
- Seller
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Lyndonville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NP: Privately printed.. VG book, GOOD DJ. Very early edition. 10"x6", [294]pp.. 1930. early edition.. Hardcover. VG book, GOOD DJ(in Brodart). Text NEAR FINE. Some cracks in upper inner hinge. Pastedowns & text block edges aged a bit. . Book's spine lightly sunned. Lightly foxed upper cover. DJ quite edgeworn. DJ sunned to a light brown, having been a pink color which matched the cloth of the boards. Tigh binding, book tends to stay closed when stood on its spine. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quiet Friends
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002283
- Title
- THE COLLECTED TALES OF PIERRE LOUYS Illustrated by SIEGEL
- Author
- [Louys, Pierre) 04e
- Illustrator
- Siegel illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG book, GOOD DJ. Very early edition. 10"x6", [294]pp.
- Edition
- early edition.
- Publisher
- Privately printed.
- Place of Publication
- NP
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- VG book, GOOD DJ(in Brodart). Text NEAR FINE. Some cracks in upper, inner hinge. Pastedowns & text block edges aged a bit.
Terms of Sale
Quiet Friends
Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.
About the Seller
Quiet Friends
Biblio member since 2008
Lyndonville, New York
About Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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