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DISTORTIONS
by Andre Kertesz, edited by Nicolas Ducrot, intro by Hilton Kramer
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/very good
- ISBN 10
- 039440890X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394408903
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. 8 1/2 x 11 in. Approx 150 pp. Gray cloth boards with gilt spine lettering. Brief intro by Karmer, the remainder is B&W photos by Kertesz of distorted nudes. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; one spot of edge wear by lower spine, covers extremely clean with a hint of sunning to the top and bottom. Binding is tight and text clean and unmarked with a hint of toning to endpapers. DJ is VERY GOOD ; not price-clipped ($22.50) edges have some wear and a bit of mild chipping, with a touch of darkening there (edges only) 5 closed tears, a bit rubbed, spine is not sunned. A very nice copy of this scarce book. In new Mylar wrapper. Photography. RGR.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10806
- Title
- DISTORTIONS
- Author
- Andre Kertesz, edited by Nicolas Ducrot, intro by Hilton Kramer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, as stated
- ISBN 10
- 039440890X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394408903
- Publisher
- NY: Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography;
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Andre Strong Bookseller
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Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
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