Five Against Venus
by Latham, Philip (pseudonym of Robert Shirley Richardson)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company; (1952). First Edition . Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Very good+ in a very good dust jacket. Pages are browning, but not as badly as usual with this title; owner's bookplate on verso of half title page. The first issue dust jacket (four Winston titles listed on rear panel) is a little sunned on the spine and has a some rubbing and light edgewear. $2.00 price is on front flap. A tight, square copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tulsa Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020916
- Title
- Five Against Venus
- Author
- Latham, Philip (pseudonym of Robert Shirley Richardson)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John C. Winston Company; (1952)
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
Terms of Sale
Tulsa Books
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About the Seller
Tulsa Books
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
About Tulsa Books
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- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...