New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1921. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. x + 359 pp, faint pencil inscription on ffep, 8 numbered but untitled Books / subdivided by 20 titled chapters. Fr hinge with cracked seam between fly & t.p. paper browned, spine letters rubbed nearly off but barely legible, fr cover letters dimmed. Binding firm, with slight forward tilt, paper rear gutter between r.f.e.p. & pastedown cracked half-way from bottom, but firm. 5.25" x 7.7" black cloth with red letters. .

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 008980
Title: The Beginning of Wisdom: A novel
Author: Benet, Stephen Vincent
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1921
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Keywords: Stephen Vincent BEnet - first novel
Bookseller catalogs: LITERATURE;

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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....
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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.