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MINORITY REPORT, H. L. MENCKEN'S NOTEBOOKS
by H. L. Mencken
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/very good
- Seller
-
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. 293 pp. Deep blue cloth with blindstamp on cover, gilt spine lettering. Condition is VERY GOOD ; no edge wear, covers extremely clean and bright. Binding tight and text, no markings, toned area to front pastedown. DJ is VERY GOOD ; not price-clipped ($3.95) edges have wear and some chipping, small partly open tear upper front, very clean. In new Mylar wrapper. Memoir. RGR.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11078
- Title
- MINORITY REPORT, H. L. MENCKEN'S NOTEBOOKS
- Author
- H. L. Mencken
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, as stated
- Publisher
- NY: Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 1956
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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