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Birds and Beasts [SIGNED]
by Smith, William Jay
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/VG (+)
- ISBN 10
- 0879238658
- ISBN 13
- 9780879238650
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Boston: David R. Godine, Pub., 1990 Unnumbered pp.; HB w/DJ. Limited to 6,000, this is one of a special subset of 1,000 set aside for members of limited edition book club Hoc Volo, signed by author Smith on the colophon. Pages: clean, bright, tight, frontis; no defects. Cover: tan boards w/brick backstrip, woodcut front, black titles spine; minimal shelfwear. DJ: unclipped, lt green, yellow block front, woodcuts front/back, red/black titles front/spine; lt wear, lt toning along joints, sm closed tear and crinkle front top. Wonderful woodcut illustrations by Hnizdovsky. From Godine's press, whose stated aim is "to identify the best work and to produce it in the best way possible" Lovely, giftable.
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Details
- Seller
- Independent Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 011822
- Title
- Birds and Beasts [SIGNED]
- Author
- Smith, William Jay
- Illustrator
- Jacques Hnizdovsky
- Format/Binding
- 1/2 Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG (+)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (stated)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0879238658
- ISBN 13
- 9780879238650
- Publisher
- David R. Godine, Pub.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- woodcut, Poetry
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Independent Books
Biblio member since 2005
Long Beach, Washington
About Independent Books
Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.