A Place In The Country; A Narrative On The Imperfect Art Of Homesteading And The Value Of Ignorance
by Matson, Peter H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1977. Stated First Edition. HB. Quarter white cloth and tan paper covered boards, red lettering on spine, 8vo, 235 pp., illustrated endpapers. No marks in book, binding tight. Edges of text block lightly soiled. In an unclipped dust jacket that shows minor soiling. Book condition VG- in VG- DJ.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LR7888
- Title
- A Place In The Country; A Narrative On The Imperfect Art Of Homesteading And The Value Of Ignorance
- Author
- Matson, Peter H
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Parker's Rare Books
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Ontario, Wisconsin
About Parker's Rare Books
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
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