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Single-Handed
by C.S. Forester
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons - The Knickerbocker Press, 1929. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Duodecimo (12mo). 273pp. Bound in the publisher's ribbed cloth boards. VERY GOOD in Fair dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges and corners, small spot of discoloration at the foot of the spine, endpapers toned, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. The dust jacket shows large sections missing, several long closed tears, and tape repairs visible on the verso. As pictured.
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Details
- Bookseller
- North Books: Used & Rare
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L342
- Title
- Single-Handed
- Author
- C.S. Forester
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons - The Knickerbocker Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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