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I'd Rather Be President: A Handbook for Expectant Candidates
by Ellis, Charles; Frank Weir; Walt Kelly - Illus
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Media, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover/ DJ (has price $2.95), both VG condition. Stated First Edition, 1st Printing- no note of further ones. DJ shows some rubbing, soil, toning & edge wear (all pretty minor); 2 closed tear at bottom of front panel w/ inside tape repair (almost missed this). NO scuffs or sun discolor. DJ still displays well. Book is VG to Near Fine. Blue board binding w/ red cloth spine bright, clean, tight & square w/ little to no wear. NO bumps, frays, rubs or scuffs. All gold spine lettering bright, crisp & intact. 1"" circular inkstamp on front endpapers. Text is tight, clean & unmarked w/ light toning. NO hinge splits, owner names, etc.; NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy.
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- Bookseller
- EDM Book Loft
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 138
- Title
- I'd Rather Be President: A Handbook for Expectant Candidates
- Author
- Ellis, Charles; Frank Weir; Walt Kelly - Illus
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
Terms of Sale
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Media, Pennsylvania
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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