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THE LIFE OF EMERSON [ASSOCIATION COPY]
by Brooks, Van Wyck
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 315 pages; VG-; contemporary full blue cloth binding; spine with markedly rubbed gilt lettering; mild shelf wear and some soiling; corners slightly bumped; mild age-toning to upper and fore edges of boards; spine significantly soiled and age-toned; mild shredding to crown and tail of spine; previous owner literary critic Lionel Trilling's signature to front free endpaper; pages clean; CX consignment; shelved Case 5. Association copy from Lionel Trilling's library; Trilling was a literary critic and contributor to the Partisan Review. [Wikipedia]. 1346208. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1346208
- Title
- THE LIFE OF EMERSON [ASSOCIATION COPY]
- Author
- Brooks, Van Wyck
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1932
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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