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Sabbatical
by Barth, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399127178
- ISBN 13
- 9780399127175
- Seller
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Charlotte Hall, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York, U.S.A.: G. P. Putnam, 1982. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition No writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. Former owners embossed stamp on ffep. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Text block foxning. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square, with light front top edge fading. Dust jacket is not price-clipped, with top crown edge tear and light browning.. This collectible, " VERY GOOD" condition first edition copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Excellent reading copy.
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- Bookseller
- rarefirstscom
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008325
- Title
- Sabbatical
- Author
- Barth, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0399127178
- ISBN 13
- 9780399127175
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1982
- Pages
- 366
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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- G
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- Jacket
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- Text Block
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- Reading Copy
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- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
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