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Esmond In India
by Jhabvala, R. Prawer
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: W. W. Norton, [1958]. First Edition. Bound in publisher's original quarter black cloth and blue paper boards with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. Dust jacket is chipped with small closed tears, minor rubbing to board edges, former owner's signature on front paste down end paper, otherwise book is very good in a good unclipped dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25852
- Title
- Esmond In India
- Author
- Jhabvala, R. Prawer
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: W. W. Norton, [1958]
- Keywords
- FIRST EDITION
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About the Seller
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.)
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...