The Glass Giant of Palomar
by Woodbury, David O
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Dodd, Mead & Co. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1939. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Light lean, rubbing and toning overall, bumps and fraying to the spine ends and corners, sunning to the spine, and a small tear to the front cloth. Inscribed by a previous owner on the front endpaper. Signed by the illustrator and dated January 21st, 1945. Photos upon request. International shipping billed at cost.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 368 pages; Signed by Illustrator .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Boards and Wraps (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 89375
- Title
- The Glass Giant of Palomar
- Author
- Woodbury, David O
- Illustrator
- Russell W. Porter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; Second Printing
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Co
- Date Published
- 1939
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....