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The Heat of The Day
by Elizabeth Bowen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
Item Price
A$15.49A$13.94
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About This Item
Hardcover first American edition, published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. No dust jacket. Classic novel set during WWII about relationships affected by the London blitz and its aftermath. 372 pages. Green cloth covered boards with the title and author name imprinted in gold on the spine, lettering is partially worn though still entirely readable. Dots of rubbing wear to the lower inch or so of the green cloth covered boards . Corners are straight and not bumped. Sewn binding is tight and square. Former owners name and address written in black fine point ink on the first flyleaf page, though no further writing besides that. Not a library discard. The attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hopkins Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20-639
- Title
- The Heat of The Day
- Author
- Elizabeth Bowen
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 1949
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- london, WWII fiction, London blitz, spies
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; WWII;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Hopkins Books
Biblio member since 2015
Nashua, New Hampshire
About Hopkins Books
We're a small, independent, family run book seller specializing in current fiction and non-fiction, with an emphasis on Art, Art History, History, Memoirs, Travel Memoirs, Signed First Editions, and Literature in Translation.Do you have any questions about our books ? Let us know, we'd love to hear from you! Do you want to see a photo of a book before you order it ? We try to post as many photos as possbiel, but sometimes there will be a item in inventory that does not show a photo here. So feel free to ask for photos, we don't mind at all. We package all of our orders carefully either in a box that has been designed to ship books, or in a padded envelope. We want to make sure you receive your order in the best possible condition!Our preferred shipping method is USPS Media Mail. Recently, the USPS has added tracking to Media Mail , which has been a great addition to this service.If you do choose to have your order shipped "Expedited", my shipping cost may seem higher than expected. Some of our books are large format hardcovers that can cost quite a bit when shipped expedited. So I would like to make sure that I can cover the cost upfront. However, if the actual cost of expedited shipping is less than the charge, I will refund the difference!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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