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Juan the Landless (Juan sin tierra)
by GOYTISOLO, Juan (Helen R. Lane, translator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking Press, Inc, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Pp. 268. Red half cloth binding over black paper-covered boards, titles stamped in black and gilt on the spine, edges trimmed. In the two color illustrated dust jacket with price $10 intact on the front flap, printed 0977. Spine ends and board edges rubbed, top and fore edge very lightly soiled, binding tight and leaves crisp. Jacket edges with slight wear. Final installment in the self-exiled Spaniard's Álvaro Mendiola trilogy. Helen R. Lane received the 1975 PEN prize for her translation of Count Julian. Dust jacket is now preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6175
- Title
- Juan the Landless (Juan sin tierra)
- Author
- GOYTISOLO, Juan (Helen R. Lane, translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Viking Press, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- 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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