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The Heat's On
by Chester Himes
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good, some fading to crown of spine, light handling and shelving wear, 1/4" closed tear at tail of spine not affecting inte/Good jacket, significant amount of rubbing, closed 3" tear from spine onto back panel with a separate closed 3" tear squarely on
- Seller
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Putnam, 1966. First Edition. 8vo, quarter bound red paper boards with gilt lettering to black spine, 220 pp. Very Good, some fading to crown of spine, light handling and shelving wear, 1/4" closed tear at tail of spine not affecting integrity of binding, former price in color pencil erased though still visible on front endpaper./Good jacket, significant amount of rubbing, closed 3" tear from spine onto back panel with a separate closed 3" tear squarely on back panel both taped together by former owner, some minor chipping around edges..
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- Bookseller
- Better Read Than Dead
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 410
- Title
- The Heat's On
- Author
- Chester Himes
- Format/Binding
- 8vo, quarter bound red paper boards with gilt lettering to black spine, 220 pp
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good, some fading to crown of spine, light handling and shelving wear, 1/4" closed tear at tail of spine not affecting inte
- Jacket Condition
- Good jacket, significant amount of rubbing, closed 3" tear from spine onto back panel with a separate closed 3" tear squarely on
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- chester himes, crime fiction, black fiction,
Terms of Sale
Better Read Than Dead
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
Better Read Than Dead
Biblio member since 2023
Ridgewood, New York
About Better Read Than Dead
Better Read Than Dead has been selling used books and other printed materials in Brooklyn, NY since 2012. We currently operate two open storefronts and an ever-growing online inventory.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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