New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1945. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. This book has the same date on the title page and the copyright page. There is no price on the jacket but there is no deboss on the back cover. So, probable first edition, first printing with turquoise cloth cover and red text. Spine tight, boards rigid, tips pointed. Slight foxing to cover around top front cover and tips. Slight fading there as well. Previous owner bookplate and signature on front free endpaper. Dust jacket is colorful, with no price stated and has loss around top and spine and slight wear here and there and frey/loss at some edges especially at bottom spine. Looks jaunty in a new plastic cover. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping. .

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Winding Road Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001996
Title: The World, the Flesh and Father Smith
Author: Marshall, Bruce
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1945
Keywords: Literary Fiction

Terms of Sale

Winding Road Books

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

Winding Road Books

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2019

Templeton, California

Ask Seller a Question

About Winding Road Books

Specialize in Psychology, First Editions, Speculative Fiction

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Copyright page: The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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....
Deboss: An imprinted decoration or mark on the outside cover of a book. Publishers will press a design or mark into a book's cover for...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...