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Esmond In India; A Novel
by Jhabvala, R. Prawer
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London, England: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1958. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First Edition (Stated; First Published In 1958). The Book Is Bound In Black Cloth With Silver Stamped Lettering On The Spine. The Top Edges Are Dyed Red. There Is A Dime Sized Stain On The Top Edges. Short Gift Inscription And Embossed Seal On The Ffep. The Page Edges Have Tanned. The Jacket Is Worn, Soiled, Chipped And Torn.
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- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033279
- Title
- Esmond In India; A Novel
- Author
- Jhabvala, R. Prawer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1958
- Pages
- 256
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- India - Fiction; Social Comedy - Fiction General
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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