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The Butterfly; A Novel
by Cain, James M
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First edition of The Butterfly, by James M. Cain.. Octavo, 165pp. Tan cloth, title stamped in green on spine. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Some light soiling to cloth covers. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $2.00 on front flap, rubbing to heal of spine, some light shelf wear to rear panel, a near fine example.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11406
- Title
- The Butterfly; A Novel
- Author
- Cain, James M
- Illustrator
- First edition of The Butterfly, by James M. Cain.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- first edition Mildred Pierce, first edition James Cain, first edition The Postman Always Rings Twice, our government James Cain, signed The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- 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...
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