The Harlan Ellison Hornbook (Signed)
by Ellison, Harlan
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Madison, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Penzler Books, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Signed. Hardcover. Small quarto. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. 418 pp. Fine / Near Fine. Association copy. Signed by author (16 Nov 90 Los Angeles), with inscription to long-time friend and fellow author Joe Hensley and wife: "To Joe & Char – old friends, dear friends, for time past & times to come – As always, your pal – Harlan." Quarter-bound black cloth over black paper over boards. Red lettering on spine. Black eps. Minor creasing to leading edges of pages 405-418, else text block square and tight. Interior pristine. Unclipped dust jacket shows creases to rear flap and rubbing to back panel, else Near Fine. Dust jacket now in archival protective cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000061
- Title
- The Harlan Ellison Hornbook (Signed)
- Author
- Ellison, Harlan
- Format/Binding
- Quarter-bound cloth and paper over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Penzler Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Pages
- 418
- Size
- Sm 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed copies; Essays; Association copies;
Terms of Sale
Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
About the Seller
Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
About Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
Glossary
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...