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Omensetter's Luck
by William H. Gass
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine, corners on tail of front and rear board lightly pushed, some fading to top 1/4" crown of spine./Good Jacket, chipping to crown of jacket spine along with closed 2" tear, large 1" wide tear along entire tail of rear panel and
- Seller
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: New American Library, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo, black and blue cloth boards with gilt lettering down spine in illustrated jacket, 304 pp. Near Fine, corners on tail of front and rear board lightly pushed, some fading to top 1/4" crown of spine./Good Jacket, chipping to crown of jacket spine along with closed 2" tear, large 1" wide tear along entire tail of rear panel and onto tail of rear flap, closed 1/2" tear at crown of rear panel where it meets rear flap, rubbing to front panel, otherwise flap copy and illustrations largely unaffected by wear..
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- Bookseller
- Better Read Than Dead
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 376
- Title
- Omensetter's Luck
- Author
- William H. Gass
- Format/Binding
- 8vo, black and blue cloth boards with gilt lettering down spine in illustrated jacket, 304 pp
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine, corners on tail of front and rear board lightly pushed, some fading to top 1/4" crown of spine.
- Jacket Condition
- Good Jacket, chipping to crown of jacket spine along with closed 2" tear, large 1" wide tear along entire tail of rear panel and
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New American Library
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- William Gass, The Tunnel
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Better Read Than Dead
Biblio member since 2023
Ridgewood, New York
About Better Read Than Dead
Better Read Than Dead has been selling used books and other printed materials in Brooklyn, NY since 2012. We currently operate two open storefronts and an ever-growing online inventory.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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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