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Madame Curie
by Eve Curie
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/fair
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1939. Later printing of the First edition . VERY GOOD PLUS/FAIR. ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents MADAME CURIE. "290TH thousand" appears on the dust jacket flap--that many copies of MADAME CURIE printed within 2 years in the late thirties! EVE CURIE wrote a monumental volume (6 1/8" x 9 1/4", 412 pages, with original dust jacket) about her mother, a monumental figure in science. Overall condition of book is VERY GOOD PLUS. Pages = Very Good Plus: binding process staining to both reverse covers and front and back fep's, liquid staining to outer edge of pages through the title page, moderate tanning, else very clear, tight, sharp, no marks. Cover (brown loose weave cloth boards with large dark brown script "MC" front, gold gilt particulars on spine) = Very Good Plus: rubbing with some color loss to top edge of front and back, staining to top edge of spine, else clear, sharp, tight, square. Dust jacket (b/w photo of Madame Curie on front, praise on back from Eleanor Roosevelt, Clifton Fadiman, Carl Van Doren and others, particulars in white) = Fair: a number of taped repairs, in particular to the spine, are keeping it together, but all parts are present and clearly readable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hatfield Books and Memorabilia
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 127
- Title
- Madame Curie
- Author
- Eve Curie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- later printing of the First edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fascinating Biography; fabulous photos; The Sciences;
Terms of Sale
Hatfield Books and Memorabilia
At Hatfield Books and Memorabilia, we take unusual care describing each book and its detailed condition. We do this so you, the customer, knows what you are getting for your hard earned money! If you are not satisfied with what you receive, wrap it back up and return it within 30 days of receipt, and we will promptly reimburse your PayPal account the full price paid plus the original shipping costs (if any).
About the Seller
Hatfield Books and Memorabilia
Biblio member since 2015
Cincinnati, Ohio
About Hatfield Books and Memorabilia
One word encapsulates 5 STAR Biblio member Hatfield Books and Memorabilia...CARE. We care enough about each book and our customer to carefully research and examine it, so we can fulfill your expectations. At Hatfield books, you will never see "may have some damage..." or "may have some markings..." Instead you will see details. Call us with questions during regular business hours (513-805-6725), or leave us a message. We'll get back to you (in the US)the next business day. Or e-mail us at "hatfieldbook@gmail.com".
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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