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Themes and Variations
by Huxley, Aldous
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- G
- Seller
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus. G. 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition bound in red cloth with a white and gold title la bel on the spine. A Good copy in a Poor dust jacket. The book's covers show a faint stain near the front gutter and top edge of the rear boa rd. The interior is clean, tight, and unmarked. The dust jacket has a large chip to the front panel's bottom edge which affects the letterin g of the author's last name. Chips and frays to the jacket's corners a nd along the head and heel of the spine. The spine is faded. Rear pane l is dust soiled and chipped at its upper and lower edges. The jacket' s verso has red markings from the dampening to the book's spine and sp ine seams. .
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- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39750
- Title
- Themes and Variations
- Author
- Huxley, Aldous
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Essays, Literature;
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About the Seller
Dearly Departed Books
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Alliance, Ohio
About Dearly Departed Books
Selling books since 1978. We specialize in SF, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Western & Pulp Fiction. With an inventory of more than 35,000 Hardcover 1st editions, Vintage Paperbacks , Pulp Magazines & general antiquarian books. Store front open by chance or appointment.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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