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Orientalism
by Said, Edward
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Pantheon Books, 1978. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by Edward Said on the front free endpaper and inscribed to the person who compiled the index to this book, "For David - Old friend, excellent + helpful critic, affectionately". Beam's last name is written in ink on the verso of the front free endpaper, and "Index by David W. Beams" is rubber-stamped to the first page of the index.
Bound in publisher's original black cloth with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Very Good with wear to cloth at tips, softening to head of spine and bump to top edges of boards, texblock edge lightly soiled, pages lightly toned, small newsclipping taped and light marginal stain to front free endpaper. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with light rubbing and edge wear.
A foundational text of post-colonial studies that remains widely studied and cited in academia today. Exceptionally scarce signed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140943846
- Title
- Orientalism
- Author
- Said, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- postcolonialism, Palestine, Israel, colonialism, post-colonialism
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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