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THE GLASS HOUSE: A Novella and Stories by Laura Furman
by Furman, Laura
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670341797
- ISBN 13
- 9780670341795
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, (1980).. (1980).. Good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY LAURA FURMAN - Octavo, cloth-backed boards in a price-clipped dust wrapper. The top & bottom edges of the covers are darkened. The dust jacket is lightly soiled with several tears and with some staining & foxing to its front panel and the edges of its flaps. [ix] & 192 pages. The top edge & fore-edge are lightly foxed. Good. <p>First edition of the author's first book.<p>Inscribed by Laura Furman on the half-title in the year of publication and signed in full.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31627
- Title
- THE GLASS HOUSE: A Novella and Stories by Laura Furman
- Author
- Furman, Laura
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670341797
- ISBN 13
- 9780670341795
- Publisher
- New York: The Viking Press, (1980).
- Place of Publication
- Ny
- Date Published
- (1980).
- Keywords
- LITERATURE; FICTION; NOVELLA; SHORT STORIES; THE GLASS HOUSE; AMERICAN AUTHOR; LAURA FURMAN; FIRST BOOK; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
Glossary
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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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- 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...
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