Oxherding Tale
by Johnson, Charles
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fore edge foxed, near fine in dust jacket sunned along spine in mylar cover.
- Seller
-
Denver, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Indiana U. Press, 1982. First edition, first printing. Fore edge foxed, near fine in dust jacket sunned along spine in mylar cover.. Inscribed by the author.
Synopsis
Charles Johnson 's books include the National Book Award-winning novel Middle Passage , Dreamer , and Africans in America . He is currently the Pollock Professor of English at the University of Washington.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Hermitage Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 173140
- Title
- Oxherding Tale
- Author
- Johnson, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used - Fore edge foxed, near fine in dust jacket sunned along spine in mylar cover.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- Indiana U. Press
- Date Published
- 1982
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About the Seller
The Hermitage Bookshop
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Denver, Colorado
About The Hermitage Bookshop
The Hermitage Bookshop was established in 1973 and has been under one owner since its inception. We are a full service rare and used bookshop and our stock is limited to hardbacks in excellent condition. We have been a member of both the ABAA and ILAB since 1980.
Glossary
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- First Edition
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- Fore Edge
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- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Inscribed
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- Fine
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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