The Portable Melville
by Melville, Herman
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1952. First printing. Tight and square, no marks. Tiny blemish on fore-edge pages. Jacket lightly sunned on spine and minor edgewear. No chips or tears. In mylar.. First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007455
- Title
- The Portable Melville
- Author
- Melville, Herman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Books sent out within 24 - 48 hours upon receipt of order. Return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives that is not as described.
About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...