THE VIOLENT LAND
by Amado, Jorge
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus in Very Good Minus Dustjacket
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus in Very Good Minus Dustjacket. Octavo. Brick red cloth-covered boards with rectangular vignette containing author's full name within, in gilt, and gilt lettering to spine. Very slight rubbing to extremities, and a wee bit of shelf rub to spine caps. Overall, tight, clean, and appears barely read. Publisher's red topstain. Fore-edge deckled. Dustjacket shows some general smudging, light edgewear, and several small chips along bottom of spine and front panel. Price Clipped. Entitled Terras do sem fim, this novel was translated from its original Portuguese by Samuel Putnam.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87382
- Title
- THE VIOLENT LAND
- Author
- Amado, Jorge
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus in Very Good Minus Dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Fiction; Brazilian Literature.
- Bookseller catalogs
- literature;
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....