THE PEOPLE IN THE PLAYGROUND
by Opie, Iona
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University Press. Very Good. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book is hard-bound in black cloth, with gilt stamping to the spine, in a very nice dust jacket with light soiling. The covers show some light edge-wear and light rubbing to the corners and spine-ends. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean. This book is signed/inscribed by Iona Opie on the half title-page. From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu (1945-2019) of Columbus, Ohio - known to many of his bookseller, author, and illustrator friends as "Tubby." He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired, including Gorey, Sendak, Heaney, Byatt, Morrison, Updike and many more. Joseph Heller once wrote to Tubby in response to one more "please sign and return" request: "This is turning out to be a hell of a lot of work!" All signed books unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. Many of the books are inscribed to both Cuthbert and his great friend of more than two decades Antonia Gale Moss. ; Signed by Author .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hoffman Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76359
- Title
- THE PEOPLE IN THE PLAYGROUND
- Author
- Opie, Iona
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Iona Opie, Signed
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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....
- 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.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...