MOTHER TONGUE: A Novel
by Bailey, Anthony
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good to Very Good-/Good+
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1961. 216 pp. Original black paper covered boards w/ black cloth spine. Modest rubbing to spine ends; covers a bit cocked. Light toning to blank endpapers; edges of leaves age toned. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ light edge wear. Small, light dampstains to front panel. Small price label at bottom edge of rear panel. Price clipped.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good-/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23227LIT
- Title
- MOTHER TONGUE: A Novel
- Author
- Bailey, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good to Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- LITERATURE FICTION GENERAL NOVELS FICTIONAL CHARACTERS FICTITIOUS CHARACTER CHALLIS HUGO BOOKSTORES ALBION NEW YORK EMPORIUM STATE HISTORY NY AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES LITERARY WORKS
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
Established in 1992, we are family owned and operated. We strive to provide excellent customer service and our inventory is hand picked for the best quality and subject matter. Our diverse inventory of used, rare and out of print books, as well as ephemera, covers most areas of interest and favors more the uncommon or unusual titles.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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