The Joy of Life
by Zola, Emile
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Minus
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1901. Blue boards with illustration to front and spine, corners and spine ends bumped and chipped, spine edges worn, spine sunned, some staining to rear board, closed edges browned, ink inscription to front pastedown, list of author's novels to initial pages, light spotting to fly-title and title page, very light spotting to edges of some pages, text clear to read, list of Chatto & Windus's published novels to rear of book, final pages browned, spotting to rep, binding sound.. First Edition. Cloth Covered Boards. Good Minus. 12mo.
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- Bookseller
- Bookcase
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74676
- Title
- The Joy of Life
- Author
- Zola, Emile
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Minus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Size
- 12mo
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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