Hardcover edition with dust jacket, 1960. This is a book club edition. the dust jacket is intact and has the 'Book Club Edition' notation on the lower corner of the front flap. Dust jacket has been protected with a clear cover, that has been taped to the boards with strips of masking tape which are still attached to the boards. Crack in the gutter at the front pastedown though the sewn binding is entirely intact and tight and square. Red topstain on the edge of the text block does not appear to be faded at all. Former owner's initials written in fine point black ink on the lower edge of the text block, two letter. Very little wear to the dust jacket, some light edge wear to the head of the spine area, but no further wear since it has been covered. No further writing besides the initials on the bottom. Not a library discard. Solid copy. Attached photo is of the copy we have in our inventory.

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Seller: Hopkins Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 21-311
Title: The View From The Fortieth Floor
Author: Theodore H. White
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Sloane
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: publishing
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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Hopkins Books

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Nashua, New Hampshire

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About Hopkins Books

We're a small, independent, family run book seller specializing in current fiction and non-fiction, with an emphasis on Art, Art History, History, Memoirs, Travel Memoirs, Signed First Editions, and Literature in Translation.Do you have any questions about our books ? Let us know, we'd love to hear from you! Do you want to see a photo of a book before you order it ? We try to post as many photos as possbiel, but sometimes there will be a item in inventory that does not show a photo here. So feel free to ask for photos, we don't mind at all. We package all of our orders carefully either in a box that has been designed to ship books, or in a padded envelope. We want to make sure you receive your order in the best possible condition!Our preferred shipping method is USPS Media Mail. Recently, the USPS has added tracking to Media Mail , which has been a great addition to this service.If you do choose to have your order shipped "Expedited", my shipping cost may seem higher than expected. Some of our books are large format hardcovers that can cost quite a bit when shipped expedited. So I would like to make sure that I can cover the cost upfront. However, if the actual cost of expedited shipping is less than the charge, I will refund the difference!

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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....
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...
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...
Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...