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Independent People: An Epic
by Haldor Laxness, Translated by J.A. Thompson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good+
- Seller
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Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Presumed first edition, same date on title page and copyright page, Borzoi Book with dog stamp. Dark blue boards with gilt stamp on front Dust jacket in protective mylar cover is missing some small pieces along top and bottom edges. Binding is secure and all pages are clean, clear and unmarked. Text block shows mild age toning, has blue stain on top edge and rough cut front edge . pp470
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- Bookseller
- VFOL UsedBooks
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2101015
- Title
- Independent People
- Author
- Haldor Laxness, Translated by J.A. Thompson
- Format/Binding
- Very Good
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Box9
- Bookseller catalogs
- fiction; European history;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
VFOL UsedBooks
Biblio member since 2020
Vernon, British Columbia
About VFOL UsedBooks
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
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