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The Mandarins.
by De Beauvoir, Simone
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very good, spine heel bumped, bookplate to pastedown, otherwise fine in a very good dust jacket with three vertical creases and
- Seller
-
Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland.: The World Publishing Comapny., 1956. Limited edition 500 signed copies of which 325 were for private distribution.. Quarter back cloth over red cloth boards, white spine title gilt decorations, top edge stained black.. Very good, spine heel bumped, bookplate to pastedown, otherwise fine in a very good dust jacket with three vertical creases and light sunning to spine. $6.00 price on dust jacket flap. In a non-original slipcase with sunned margins.. 24x16 cm.. Signed by the author on the limitation page. weight: 2.1 lb.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 292179
- Title
- The Mandarins.
- Author
- De Beauvoir, Simone
- Format/Binding
- Quarter back cloth over red cloth boards, white spine title gilt decorations, top edge stained black.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, spine heel bumped, bookplate to pastedown, otherwise fine in a very good dust jacket with three vertical creases and
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition 500 signed copies of which 325 were for private
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Comapny.
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland.
- Date Published
- 1956
- Pages
- 611 pp.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Size
- 24x16 cm.
Terms of Sale
Zephyr Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery for any reason.
About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Fine
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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