The Tree [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
by John Fowles; Frank Horvat
- Used
- Very Good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0906053048
- ISBN 13
- 9780906053041
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Aurum Press, 1979. Very Good/Very Good. London: Aurum Press, 1979. First UK Edition, stated, and with "Magus" misspelled "Magnus" at rear flap. Bookplate signed by Fowles loosely laid in at front. Oblong quarto. Unpaginated. Color photographs throughout. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Glossy brown boards stamped in gilt.
Unclipped dust jacket edgeworn with some general rubbing and surface scratching. Boards bumped at extremities with some minor fraying at bottom of spine. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
Unclipped dust jacket edgeworn with some general rubbing and surface scratching. Boards bumped at extremities with some minor fraying at bottom of spine. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12774
- Title
- The Tree [Signed Bookplate Laid in]
- Author
- John Fowles; Frank Horvat
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0906053048
- ISBN 13
- 9780906053041
- Publisher
- Aurum Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Jacket
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- Quarto
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....