New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1958 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. 185 (1) pp. First Edition, 1958. Title story and 7 others. Not Price Clipped. Faint edge wear, mostly to top and bottom edge spine dj. Cover boards & cloth-paper Near Fine, little wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 5.75" x 8.25". Black half-cloth with Powder-blue paper-covered boards, and gilt lettering to spine. In acetate protector..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005679
Title: The Housebreaker of Shady Hill and Other Stories
Author: Cheever, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, Publishers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1958
Keywords: LITERATURE AMERICAN FICTION WRITERS SHORT STORIES
Bookseller catalogs: LITERATURE;
Size: Octavo

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West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.

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Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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...
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....
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...