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Bright Day
by Priestley, J. B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good -/Lacking
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1946. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good -/Lacking. Pp. 368. 18 cm. 12mo. Hardcover. Publisher's original blue cloth over boards,gilt lettering to spine. Book Condition: covers show signs of being bonked around a bit, corners turned, spine ends pushed, gilt to spine dulled bits of miscellaneous wear here and there; end papers showing some random pencil markings otherwise text block is unmarked and unmarred; binding rock solid. Dust Jacket Condition: lacking. "One of Priestly's better-known works, it combines nostalgia for the northern England that existed before the First World War with an optimism inspired by the conclusion of the Second.
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Details
- Bookseller
- DuBois Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004646
- Title
- Bright Day
- Author
- Priestley, J. B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- Lacking
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
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About the Seller
DuBois Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
New York, New York
About DuBois Rare Books
Dealing in fine, rare and odd books since 2009; collecting since forever.
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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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