Faraway
by Priestley, J. B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York & London: Harper & Brothers. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1932. First US Edition. Hardcover. New York & London: Harper & Brothers, (1932). FIRST U.S. EDITION. 8vo. 450 pages. Black cloth stamped in gilt, top edges tinted dull yellow, pictorial endpapers. Book in near fine condition, owner's name and inscription on ffep dated October 1932, Paris, France. Dustjacket price intact ($3.00) marked through and new price printed below ($2.75), moderately soiled and frayed with tiny tears and few tiny chips, small spot of spine panel, tape repair on blank verso to top edge of spine panel. Story begins in small English village, shifts to New York and then to San Francisco, and finally to Tahiti.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 450 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1373
- Title
- Faraway
- Author
- Priestley, J. B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- English Literature, British Literature, Novel, Fiction
Terms of Sale
Dale A. Sorenson
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Dale A. Sorenson
Biblio member since 2015
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Dale A. Sorenson
Used and rare books of quality in all subjects.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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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