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RAYMOND CHANDLER'S PHILIP MARLOWE A Centennial Celebration (DJ protected by clear, acid-free mylar cover)
by Chandler, Raymond
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394573277
- ISBN 13
- 9780394573274
- Seller
-
Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394573277 . ; Half grey cloth cover over light grey boards is sunned along top edge and has lightly pushed in caps but overal in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and pristine. Book has never been cracked open. Dust jacket has faint shelf wear but overall very good+ to near fine. Publisher's price of $18.95 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a clear, acid-free mylar cover to preserve the DJ and add luster to magnify its beauty or improve its appearance. Pictured here without the mylar cover for an accurate visual of it's condition. ; 9.0 X 6.4 X 1.5 inches; 370 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 259
- Title
- RAYMOND CHANDLER'S PHILIP MARLOWE A Centennial Celebration (DJ protected by clear, acid-free mylar cover)
- Author
- Chandler, Raymond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0394573277
- ISBN 13
- 9780394573274
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- 0394573277
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About the Seller
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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Livonia, Michigan
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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