The Snake Pit
by Ward, Mary Jane
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/VG-
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, Inc., 1946. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Very Good+/VG-. Novel about a woman's incarceration in a mental hospital, basis for the chilling movie starring Olivia de Havilland. Hardcover 8vo with green cloth-covered boards lettered in stamped gilt to front & spine is a Book Club Edition (BCE) with BOMC folded summary insert laid in front. Condition is VG+: very clean, pages mildly tanned but unmarked, binding strong & straight. A bit of rubbing to upper & lower extremities. The unclipped DJ is VG-, with minor rubbing & small chips to extremities; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict he Exact book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Seller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 022387
- Title
- The Snake Pit
- Author
- Ward, Mary Jane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition (BCE)
- Publisher
- Random House, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- MENTAL ILLNESS MENTALLY ILL INSANE INSANITY WOMEN FICTION FILM MOVIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Psychology-Psychiatry-Mental Health/Illness;
Terms of Sale
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- 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....
- BOMC
- Book-of-the-Month Club These are popular books republished and sold at a discounted price by one of these many clubs, the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.