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Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know
by Hirsch, E. D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VERY GOOD/NEAR FINE
- ISBN 10
- 039543095X
- ISBN 13
- 9780395430958
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. VERY GOOD/NEAR FINE. xvii, 251 pp. 8vo, yellow paper over boards backed in purple cloth, gilt spine lettering. Owner's blindstamp to FFEP and RFEP, bookseller's ticket to RFEP, light foxing, very clean and sharp otherwise. DJ very crisp and bright.
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- Bookseller
- Arches Bookhouse
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5147
- Title
- Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know
- Author
- Hirsch, E. D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VERY GOOD
- Jacket Condition
- NEAR FINE
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 039543095X
- ISBN 13
- 9780395430958
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
Arches Bookhouse
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About the Seller
Arches Bookhouse
Biblio member since 2022
Portland, Oregon
About Arches Bookhouse
Brick & mortar humanities bookshop in Portland, OR. Philosophy, history, theology, literature, art.
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- Spine
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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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- 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...
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
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