Consider the Oyster
by M F K Fisher
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good.
- Seller
-
Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1941. Hardcover. Good.. 8vo.. First impression of the first edition. Grey cloth boards with decorative motif in white, white lettering to spine. Edges are bumped. Very slight markings to boards. No dust jacket. Front hinge has cracked, otherwise binding is firm. Slight musty smell. 8vo. 1941
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5580
- Title
- Consider the Oyster
- Author
- M F K Fisher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Duell, Sloan and Pearce
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 8vo.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Reader’s Books
Biblio member since 2019
Petworth, West Sussex
About Reader’s Books
Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....