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The Seagull on the Step
by Boyle, Kay
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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The Woodlands, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. "Passionately conceived and beautifully written, The Seagull on the Step relies on the constantly interesting revelation of character and action." Ships same or next business day. Book's spine is skewed, head edge color is slightly faded, small bumps on both ends of spine, pages are very lightly tanned, light soiling on tail edge. Overall, book is clean and tight. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has normal edge and shelf wear, faded on spine, three 1/3-inch tears on tail edge, multiple small tears along head edge, one-inch tear on top right corner of front cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 247 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Good Books In The Woods
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45416
- Title
- The Seagull on the Step
- Author
- Boyle, Kay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
Terms of Sale
Good Books In The Woods
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About the Seller
Good Books In The Woods
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The Woodlands, Texas
About Good Books In The Woods
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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...
- 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.