S" A Novel by John Updike
by Updike, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- About Fine/About Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. About Fine/About Fine. Pink cloth over boards with gilt spine lettering. Book Condition: About Fine. Green top-stained edge has small dampstain, otherwise Fine in tight binding with sharp tips, clean edges and unmarked text block. Dust Jacket Condition: About Fine. Minimal rubbing. Corners unbumped. Price of $17.95 unclipped. Colors fine and unfaded.
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Details
- Bookseller
- DuBois Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100697
- Title
- S" A Novel by John Updike
- Author
- Updike, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - About Fine
- Jacket Condition
- About Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- flaky, funny, literature, novels, nutty, updike
Terms of Sale
DuBois Rare Books
30 day return for any reason, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery when item is returned in condition it was received in. (We refund media mail costs only). International customers enjoy the same guarantee except they must pay return shipping unless the item was damaged in transit or grossly misdescribed.
About the Seller
DuBois Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
New York, New York
About DuBois Rare Books
Dealing in fine, rare and odd books since 2009; collecting since forever.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...