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Intruder in the Dust
by Faulkner, William
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1948. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First printing of Intruder in the Dust by William Faulkner.. Octavo, 247pp. Black cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine, with blue initials. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Top edge light blue, small stains to front and rear endpapers, clean text throughout. Previous ownership bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $3.00 on front flap, a near fine copy, faint wear to verso along top edge, light rubbing to tips of spine, overall a bright example.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12708
- Title
- Intruder in the Dust
- Author
- Faulkner, William
- Illustrator
- First printing of Intruder in the Dust by William Faulkner.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
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About the Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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....
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