Pegasus, 1962. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/near fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Lovely copy in near fine dustjacket - very slight fading of spine but nothing like most covers. small closed tear top of spine - 15 mm long. Dust Jacket now protected in Brodart archival mylar protection. FEP very clean - small booksellers stamp on FFEP. Some foxing to page long edges but nothing inside. Red cloth covered hard boards.

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Bookseller: The Last Word (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 751
Title: Edge Of the Alphabet, The
Author: Frame Janet
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: near fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pegasus
Date Published: 1962

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About The Last Word

Dealer in good quality books. Especially Man Booker Prize winners - signed first editions, vintage childrens\\\' books and important New Zealand books such as those by Janet Frame. Prices are not set in stone - contact me if you want to haggle or submit a reasonable offer.

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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...
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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Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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