Parties; A Novel of Contemporary New York Life
by Van Vechten, Carl
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Very good +
- Seller
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Jupiter , Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Limited Edition. Very good +. 8vo (24 x 16cm). 126/250. Signed by author on limitations page. Green paper covers with silver decoration to upper and silver gilt titles to spine. Slight fading to spine. Croxley hand made paper with deckled edges. Text block tight and unmarked. In Mylar and dark green slipcase with dark paper label to spine.
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- Bookseller
- Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2170
- Title
- Parties; A Novel of Contemporary New York Life
- Author
- Van Vechten, Carl
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
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About Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
Liberty Book Store, ABAA, FABA, IOBA, with offices in Jupiter Florida, is an online (and by appointment) antiquarian bookstore that BUYS and SELLS RARE and INTERESTING BOOKS. Our primary interests are the American Antebellum period, Association Copies, Automotive, Books With A Story, Floridiana, Maritime History, RR Donnelley bindings, and books of exceptional beauty or scarcity.
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- Edges
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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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....