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Dragon's Island
by Jack Williamson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Simon & Schuster, New York, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. WILLIAMSON, JACK. Dragon's Island, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1951. Octavo, first edition with no additional printings indicated on copyright page, pp. 246, green paper-covered boards quarter-bound in tan cloth with black lettering on spine, black initials on front. Condition of this book Jacket chipped and generally edge-worn, wavy, with internal stains that don't show through. Boards sunned at edges, with a few small stains. Leaves tight with minor foxing at fore-edge. Overall very good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; United States; 1950s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52801. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52801
- Title
- Dragon's Island
- Author
- Jack Williamson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Science Fiction & Fantasy; United States; 1950s; Fiction. Jack Williamson Dragon's Island
Terms of Sale
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Warwick, New York
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Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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