Winnowed Wisdom
by Leacock, Stephen
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Lacking
- Seller
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Lukeville , Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New York, Dodd Mead & Co, 1926, hardcover, x-288 pp, First U.S. Edition, First Printing, Very Good condition, lacking dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end and corner bumps, darkening to spine and text block edge, some wrinkles to cloth on front board. Leacock's 17th book of humorous sketches touches upon many areas including; Shakespeare, astronomy, war, politics, culture, travel, crime, Christmas and much more.
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Details
- Bookseller
- West of Eden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8133
- Title
- Winnowed Wisdom
- Author
- Leacock, Stephen
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Lacking
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American; Fiction; General; Literary Criticism
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About the Seller
West of Eden Books
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Lukeville , Arizona
About West of Eden Books
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Glossary
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...