Jesting Pilate. The Diary of a Journey
by Huxley, Aldous
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good (Minus)
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus, 1930. Huxley's journeys to India, Burma, Malaya, the Pacific, and America. was first published in 1926. This is a Very Good copy from the publisher's "Phoenix Library" series, which was designed to be "suitable for both pocket and shelf." An uncommon edition. Blue cloth binding with gilt titling and decorations on the spine. Clean text; 291 pages, with an eight-page advert for the series in the rear. Some light rubbing at the margins, with some spotting on front and rear covers. The dustwrapper, of an attractive design, shows some unfortunate wear and has two large chips. In an archival plastic protector.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good (Minus). 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005117
- Title
- Jesting Pilate. The Diary of a Journey
- Author
- Huxley, Aldous
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good (Minus)
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...