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A Walk on the Wild Side
by Algren, Nelson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good+
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good+. First Edition. Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1956; stated First Printing, no additional printings indicated; 346pp. G+/VG- hardcover in G+ dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; spine ends bumped, else light wear, toning to edges of boards, stamped black/gray titling remains bold; text very good; previous owner name on paste-down. Moderate amount of wear to edges of unclipped ($4.50) dust jacket; minor toning to panels; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 317024
- Title
- A Walk on the Wild Side
- Author
- Algren, Nelson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Cudahy
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Weight
- 1.44 lbs
Terms of Sale
The Book House in Dinkytown
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
The Book House in Dinkytown
Biblio member since 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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