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Four Frightened People
by Robertson, E. Arnot
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good DJ
- Seller
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Helena, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Triangle Books, 1942. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First Triangle Books edition, very good red cloth hardcover with black letter and design to covers and red stain to all page edges shows mild shelf wear to covers including a couple of bumps and small tear at middle of front hinge at endpapers, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket clipped at bottom of rear flap that shows touch of soil, rubbing and edgewear that includes closed tears and tiny open chips. 301 pages. Still a pleasing copy in jacket of this "..profound psychological tale of men and women made primitive by adversity, of tense, heat-seared emotions and of a love that was purely physical but grew tender and deep and enduring.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31136
- Title
- Four Frightened People
- Author
- Robertson, E. Arnot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Publisher
- Triangle Books
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- Butte, Montana; Collectibles; Great Falls, Montana; Helena, Montana; Missoula, Montana; Rare Books ; Used Books;
Terms of Sale
Barker Books & Vintage
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
Barker Books & Vintage
Biblio member since 2021
Helena, Montana
About Barker Books & Vintage
Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- First Edition
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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