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Last Men In London (Signed Copy)
by Stapledon, Olaf
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co.. VG. 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Stated first Edition bound in blue cloth with gold spine lettering. Fi rst issue with an eight page catalog at the rear and with 932 date pri nted at the end of the catalog. 312 pages plus the catalog. A Very Goo d copy in a fair to good dust jacket. Small bumps and tiny rub marks t o the book's corners. The spine is lightly rubbed at the corners. Some light spots to the outer edges of the page block. The interior is cle an, tight, and unmarked. Rare First issue dust jacket. Jacket has a sh allow chip to the head of the spine affecting "The" in the printed tit le. The front panel has a 3cm long chip at the bottom right corner. Ch ips to the corners and along the head and base of the spine. Stain mar k along the front panel's top edge. Rubbing to the folds. Dust soiling to the spine and panels. Signed "Janet Chase/From Olaf Stapledon" on the front blank leaf. A solid signed copy with a worn but serviceable first issue dust jacket. .
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- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83632
- Title
- Last Men In London (Signed Copy)
- Author
- Stapledon, Olaf
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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