New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1980. First American Edition. 1. Hard Cover. 0394511212 . Quarter bound in beige cloth over red boards, gilt lettering on cover and spine, fore edge deckle. . Former owner's bookplate on ffep, embossed stamp on first blank page, and date "August 4, 1980 Chicago" written on ffep in green ink. Unclipped dust jacket shows only mild shelf-wear. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (xv), 360, (3) pp .

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Bookseller: Round Table Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 25851
Title: A Gentle Occupation
Author: Bogarde, Dirk
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First American Edition. 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0394511212
ISBN 13: 9780394511214
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1980
Keywords: 0394511212, Fiction;, Literature;, Novels;

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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...
Fore Edge: The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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