The Autograph Hound
by Lahr, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London; Jonathan Cape, 1973., 1973. Hardcover. SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. 239 pp. Book Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket. Jacket very lightly sunned to spine with minor rubbing to edge. Small nick top edge ffep and endpapers toned otherwise a clean bright copy. Gift inscribed "To Kenneth Tynan with admiration John Lahn" to ffep in black ink.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Keel Row Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4024
- Title
- The Autograph Hound
- Author
- Lahr, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- London; Jonathan Cape, 1973.
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- Fiction
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About the Seller
Keel Row Books
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
About Keel Row Books
Keel Row Books is Tyneside's leading bookshop for collectable, antiquarian and second-hand books.Formerly of North Shields we are now in newly renovated double-fronted shop in the middle of Whitley Bay. Open Mon to Sat 10-5.
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
Established 1980. Members: ILAB/ABA/PBFA
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...