The Ballet-Lover's Companion
by Ambrose, Kay
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Near Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped ($1.95), chipped at the front panel, generally toned, a few smaller chips and closed tears throughout. Beige buckram, foxed, with green ink lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A companion volume to her Ballet-Lover's Pocket-Book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6485
- Title
- The Ballet-Lover's Companion
- Author
- Ambrose, Kay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- Ballet, Dancing, Theatre, Fine Arts
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...