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The Annotated Gulliver's Travels
by Swift, Jonathan / Asimov, Isaac - edited, notes, annotations
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0517539497
- ISBN 13
- 9780517539491
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Large Quarto. xviii + 298 pp, previous owner's last name and year ffep, stated First Edition with full number line, Biogaphical Introduction by IA, Parts One thru Fuor, with annotations, profusely illustrated with b&w engravings - drawings - maps, from NY Public Library collection, bibliography, index. Binding tight, with first signature protruding slightly, pages clean, unmarked, paper well-preserved, exterior VG. 8.9" x 11.3" green cloth backed, gilt spine letters, & gray papered boards, in price-clipped DJ, with acetate protector. DJ with top spine hinge tear, wrinkling, and wear, bottom edge fr edge with closed tears & wear. .
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008394
- Title
- The Annotated Gulliver's Travels
- Author
- Swift, Jonathan / Asimov, Isaac - edited, notes, annotations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0517539497
- ISBN 13
- 9780517539491
- Publisher
- Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- Large Quarto
- Keywords
- Isaac Asimov - January 2, 1920 - April 6, 1992 Jonathan Swift - 17th century fantasy satire
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- 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...
- Quarto
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- 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...
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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