The Art of Ruth Draper; Her Dramas and Characters
by Morton Dauwen Zabel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford University Press, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. First Edition. 621 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over purple cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and plates remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Occasional thumb-marking present. Previous owner's pencil inscription to pastedowns. Light marking to text-block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Slight sunning to spine ends and edges. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Heavier tear to rear panel. Mild rubbing and tanning to surfaces. Scuffing and light marking overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1624908472LEE
- Title
- The Art of Ruth Draper; Her Dramas and Characters
- Author
- Morton Dauwen Zabel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date Published
- 1960
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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