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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour An Introduction
by J. D. Salinger
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Company. 1963. VG/VG. This is a First edition, third state with dedication page tipped-in between the title-page and half-title, across from the copyright page. Has "Seymore" for Seymour on page 173. Book has slight lean but pages are tight to spine. Few small stains on top fore-edges and one on bottom. Spine is faded. Good corners and unmarred boards. Textblock has previous owner's name and 1963 date on inside cover hidden by dust jacket. No other writing, bookplate or marks and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Dust jacket is unclipped ($4.00). Minor chipping at spine ends and mild soiling and shelf-wear. Protected in a Brodart cover. Copyrights of 1955 & 1959. Published for the first time in book form in 1963. Salinger's fourth and last book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Armadillo Alley Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0126
- Title
- Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour An Introduction
- Author
- J. D. Salinger
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / Third State
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1963
- Weight
- 3.00 lbs
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- Spine
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- Brodart
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- First Edition
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- Bookplate
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- 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...
- Jacket
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