New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1981. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG/G+, used hc, 365pp. Three-quarter tan paper over boards with maroon cloth and gilt text on spine; tail tips bumped; shelf wear to head and tail of spine. Dust jacket has cream colored text on upper and spine; slight edge wear; no chips or tears; lightly rubbed. Former owner's bookplate on front paste down. Laid in is a 1982 issue of The Anglican Digest. Interior pages clean, unmarked. Binding is tight..

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Seller: PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 023683
Title: King of the Confessors
Author: Thomas Hoving
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good+
Edition: Book Club Edition
ISBN 10: 0671433881
ISBN 13: 9780671433888
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1981
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: Thomas Hoving, Bury of St. Edmunds Cross, Art Collecting, Religious Objects

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We specialize in western history, gun knife and hunting titles. Also try to stock Wyoming history titles. We have a walk-in store on US Hwy 26/85 the most direct route to Fort Laramie National History site..We have what I think is the largest seleciton of weapons titles in SE Wyoming, both new and used. Always looking for good used weapons titles.

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Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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....
Tail: The heel of the spine.
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...