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THE ASIATICS
by Prokosch, Frederic
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/very good
- Seller
-
Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1935. Stated First edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 8vo. Black cloth, with elaborate gilt design on spine. Black top-stain. Illustrated end papers. 423 pages. Small spot stain to bottom text block. No names or marks. Illustrated gold foil dust-jacket (with "$2.50" price intact) is edge worn, with several small, closed tears, with an old tape reinforcement to verso, at top of front panel.
A Very Good copy of the Stated First edition, with Harper & Brothers "I-K" (code for September, 1935) on copyright page.
A Very Good copy of the Stated First edition, with Harper & Brothers "I-K" (code for September, 1935) on copyright page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Waugh Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6111
- Title
- THE ASIATICS
- Author
- Prokosch, Frederic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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Waugh Books
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Lawrence, Kansas
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
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