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One-Upmanship
by Potter, Stephen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+
- Seller
-
Alliance, Ohio, United States
Item Price
£11.95£5.97
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Henry Holt and Company. VG+. 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition bound in blue cloth with gold lettering. Illustra ted with line drawings by Lt. Col. Frank Wilson. A VG+ copy in a VG- d ust jacket. Slight discoloring the front cover's lower edge. Tiny rubs to the corners. Contents are fine with clean, unmarked pages. The dus t jacket is frayed along the head and heel of its spine. Fading to the spine. Rubs to the corners. The front panel has some small tears and creases along its upper and lower edges. The rear panel is dust soiled and has some small tears at its upper edge. Jacket is not price clipp ed. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28666
- Title
- One-Upmanship
- Author
- Potter, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1952
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Dearly Departed Books
Biblio member since 2009
Alliance, Ohio
About Dearly Departed Books
Selling books since 1978. We specialize in SF, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Western & Pulp Fiction. With an inventory of more than 35,000 Hardcover 1st editions, Vintage Paperbacks , Pulp Magazines & general antiquarian books. Store front open by chance or appointment.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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