Confessions of a Story-Teller
by Paul Gallico
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£60.71£48.57
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1961. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First U.K.Edition, scarce in U.S. signed. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. This copy is VG in a VG, price clipped DJ, designed by Michael Harvey. SIGNED by Paul Gallico on the half title page. Exterior has modest toning around the edges and mild sunning to the spine, but minimum edge wear. Inside has moderate toning throughout. Unmarked, crisp, and tight. DJ has several verso small tape support spots around the edges. Modest rubbing around the edges/ tips/ spine ends, but still bright. .
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002284
- Title
- Confessions of a Story-Teller
- Author
- Paul Gallico
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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- Gilt
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- Price Clipped
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- VG
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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