The Mother
by Pearl S Buck
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible - Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The John Day Co, January 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible - Very Good/Very Good. A solid Very Good or better copy in like dustjacket. Corners and spine ends only very slightly bumped and not rubbed, binding tight, p.o. bookplate, gilt titles complete and bright. The dustjacket is price clipped, the spine is very slightly sunned, no rubbing to the corners, barely noticeable rubbing to the bottom of the spine, no tears or creases.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 184579
- Title
- The Mother
- Author
- Pearl S Buck
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The John Day Co
- Date Published
- January 1934
- Pages
- 302
Terms of Sale
Dunaway Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs after delivery if an item arrives not as described or damaged.
About the Seller
Dunaway Books
Biblio member since 2011
Saint Louis, Missouri
About Dunaway Books
Dunaway Books is an absolutely necessary stop for the bibliophile on the Grand South Grand strip. Housed within an airy, spacious former gallery, we carry an unparalleled selection of fine used, out of print and rare volumes. Upon stepping into our store, you will find aisle after aisle of scrupulously collected books treating a broad variety of subjects in depth. We keep new small-press titles by local authors or about local subjects, children's books and shelves of CDs for music lovers. There is something here for everyone. Whether you have a few hours or just a few minutes to while away, Dunaway Books is designed to be an intellectually and creatively stimulating place for the scholar, the collector, and the good old-fashioned voracious reader.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.