A Machine That Would Go of Itself
by Kammen, Michael
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0394529057
- ISBN 13
- 9780394529059
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in price-clipped dust-jacket. 532 pages. Bibliographic References, Index. Illustrated with 32 pages of half-tones. Ststed first edition, no additional printings listed. Small private gift inscription on second blank prelim, vertical damp-stain visible of dust-jacket spine as well as age soiling to rear panel. A sound, clean, tight and unmarked copy in a soiled but intact dust-jacket. Very good in a fair dust-jacket. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018753
- Title
- A Machine That Would Go of Itself
- Author
- Kammen, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394529057
- ISBN 13
- 9780394529059
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- American History, Constitutional History. Publis Opinion
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
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Glossary
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.