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The ABC of Reading
by Pound, Ezra
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Good dust jacket
- Seller
-
Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: New Directions. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. N.D.. Hardcover. Yellow cloth titled in black. No date, circa 1951. First thus? PO name is dated '51. Slight shelfwear. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar has old interior tape along edges which is browned and visible from exterior; spine is sunned, light chipping/tears. The flap price is $1.50. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43555
- Title
- The ABC of Reading
- Author
- Pound, Ezra
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New Directions
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- N.D.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
curtis paul books inc.
Biblio member since 2014
Northridge, California
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- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
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