The Washington Square Ensemble
by Bell, Madison Smartt
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0670750050
- ISBN 13
- 9780670750054
- Seller
-
Boise, Idaho, United States
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About This Item
NY: Viking, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Bell's 1st novel, the low price is intended to reflect the lowish grade and issues present. Viking seems to have had some trouble with the glue at the upper text edge, more than necessary is present, text unaffected, opens cleanly to gutter. Additionally, the glues used neath the pastedowns seem to have yellowed, and the front hinge, while sound, has a roughish look. Will try to capture as much of this as possible in the upcoming fotos. The remainder stripe on the texts top edge is visible, pinpoint size, from the page viewed as though reading. As always with us we describe the items to death, some times offering seemingly damning (but always thorough) descriptions, when, in fact, the book is quite decent looking. Sigh. Jacket has 1" tear back panel, edge wear, in mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*
Synopsis
Madison Smartt Bell is the author of two collections of stories and nine novels, including All Souls' Rising , which was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Best American Fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brass DolphinBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4934
- Title
- The Washington Square Ensemble
- Author
- Bell, Madison Smartt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670750050
- ISBN 13
- 9780670750054
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1983
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Firsts;
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Boise, Idaho
About Brass DolphinBooks
Internet sales. 25 years experience, using only the strict, traditional definition of the term, "First edition" and grading conservatively to ABAA standards. We do not do 3rd party drop shipping.
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