Pinktoes
by Himes, Chester B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Exceedingly gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, faint spotting and coffee stain to two fore edges, pale soiling to fore-edges
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Arthur Barker, 1965. First UK ed. Hardcover. Exceedingly gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, faint spotting and coffee stain to two fore edges, pale soiling to fore-edges, extremely mild rubbing to corners, bright pages, tight binding, extremely mild wear to DJ spine head and foot, light soiling to DJ, lower right edge to front DJ flap clipped, price sticker to front DJ flap, less than quarter inch tear to front DJ corners, exceedingly gentle rubbing to corners, sunned DJ spine, else Near Fine(-) in Very Good DJ. in very good dust-jacket. Octavo in pink DJ, gilt to spine, 256 pages, 21 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. African American women -- Fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 92147
- Title
- Pinktoes
- Author
- Himes, Chester B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Exceedingly gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, faint spotting and coffee stain to two fore edges, pale soiling to fore-edges
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK ed
- Publisher
- Arthur Barker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Bookseller catalogs
- Novels;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
Biblio member since 2005
Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Over thirty-five years experience in the used, out-of-print and rare book trades. Selling online since 1997. WWW.BIBLIOPE.COM (formerly Calvello Books)
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- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....