Imaginary Friends [Signed Bookplate Laid-in]
by LURIE, Alison [Stewart]
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Coward-McCann, 1967. First Edition. First Printing. Signed bookplate loosely laid in at the title page. Octavo (22cm); orange paper covered boards and black cloth backstrip; titled in gilt on spine and in blind to front cover; bright yellow endpapers; dustjacket; 278pp. Spine ends gently pushed; minor bumps to bottom board edges; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $4.95); 3cm closed tear to the upper rear panel; tiny closed tear to lower edge; Very Good+. In the author's third novel, two scientists infiltrate the ranks of the Truth Seekers--whose credo involves sex, spiritualism, and a flying saucer messiah.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53189
- Title
- Imaginary Friends [Signed Bookplate Laid-in]
- Author
- LURIE, Alison [Stewart]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...