AN AMERICAN VISITOR.
by Cary, Joyce
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, circa [1960]., [1960].. Very good. - Octavo, cloth-backed boards in a dust wrapper. The binding is very slightly bumped. The spine of the dust jacket is sunned & there is light soiling to its rear panel with a few tiny brown marks to the rear panel. 247 & [2] pages. Very good.
First American edition of Cary's second novel which was originally published in 1933.
Review copy with the publisher's slip laid in.
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Details
- Seller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 27536
- Title
- AN AMERICAN VISITOR.
- Author
- Cary, Joyce
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Harper & Brothers, circa [1960].
- Date Published
- [1960].
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- NOAMZ; LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVEL; JOYCE CARY; AN AMERICAN VISITOR; AFRICA; TRIBAL WAR; REVIEW COPY; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION.
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- 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...
- Publisher's Slip
- A piece of paper from the publisher included in an advance review copy or an uncorrected proof copy of a book. A publisher's...