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The Conformist
by Moravia, Alberto
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Farrar, Strauss and Young, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Black cloth with titles in white. Octavo. Interior bright and clean, no marks, etc. Binding solid. Some light cover wear. In jacket with original publisher's price of $3.50 on the inside flap. Jacket is bright, with small chip to top corner, thin chip at top of spine and chipping at bottom of spine. Rear panel has edgewear at top and some light soiling.Jacket is in a mylar protector. Note: early printing as does not have first edition statement on copyright page or publisher's colophon. All books shipped in boxes.
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- Bookseller
- Studio Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 091145
- Title
- The Conformist
- Author
- Moravia, Alberto
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Farrar, Strauss and Young
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Studio Books
Books are promptly shipped upon receipt of payment and packed with care. Any book may be returned for any reason if notice is given within five days of receipt. Thank you, Gerry Rouff, Studio Books.
About the Seller
Studio Books
Biblio member since 2004
Corvallis, Oregon
About Studio Books
Studio Books is located in the University town of Corvallis, Oregon. Visitors are welcome by chance or appointment. Over thirty-five years of bookselling experience.
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- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer'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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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