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More Bitter Than Death
by Wilhelm, Kate
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good+
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Simon & Schuster, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good+. Signed. > INSCRIBED by Author. Signed and inscribed by Kate Wilhelm on the title page. Remainder mark across the bottom edge, as well as some light age toning to the text block. Dust jacket shows some rubbing, is otherwise clean and bright. The boards are clean and straight, with light bumping to the corners and the top and bottom of spine. The spine is solid and firm. Interior text block is lightly age toned, but otherwise straight and firmly attached to the spine. First Printing. Jacket Condition: Good +. Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 in - 9 3/4 in tall. Year: 1963.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Bin
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BBS-076226
- Title
- More Bitter Than Death
- Author
- Wilhelm, Kate
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Date Published
- 1963
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
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