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The Oxford Book of American Short Stories
by Oates, Joyce Carol (editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0195070658
- ISBN 13
- 9780195070651
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University, 1992. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Bound in the publisher's original cloth covered boards, spine and cover stamped in gilt. Dust jacket rubbed at the edges and extremities. Front hinge has started but is holding.
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- Bookseller
- James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9023347
- Title
- The Oxford Book of American Short Stories
- Author
- Oates, Joyce Carol (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0195070658
- ISBN 13
- 9780195070651
- Publisher
- Oxford University
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1992
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...