Just Above My Head
by James Baldwin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG- (Very Good Minus)/G+ (Good Plus)
- Seller
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Buffalo, New York, United States
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About This Item
The Dial Press, 1979. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. VG- (Very Good Minus)/G+ (Good Plus). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Burgundy paper covered boards with gilt lettering, mild edgewear, and bumped spine ends. Jacket in new archival mylar sleeve has light edgewear, creasing and rubbing, a few closed tears up to 1/2", and mild foxing and toning; flaps not clipped. Mild foxing to text block. Binding sound, text clean. Interior lightly toned. No previous owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library.
Synopsis
Just Above My Head is James Baldwin's sixth novel, first published in 1979.
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Details
- Seller
- Albion Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000430
- Title
- Just Above My Head
- Author
- James Baldwin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG- (Very Good Minus)
- Jacket Condition
- G+ (Good Plus)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- The Dial Press
- Date Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 500
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Albion Books
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
Albion Books
Biblio member since 2021
Buffalo, New York
About Albion Books
Albion Books deals in fine used, out of print and rare books on a wide variety of topics. Specialties include Buffalo/New York history, science, religion, occult, and foreign language. The proprietor has been in the antiquarian book business since 2006.
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- Jacket
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- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
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