The Possessed
by Camus, Albert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Rosscarbery, Cork, Ireland
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About This Item
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1960. 1st UK Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo, pp. 159, unclipped dust jacket with age toning, particularly to the spine, small tear to upper edge front cover, original brown cloth with gilt lettering bright, interior largely crisp and clean, fore edge with some light foxing, binding tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Vivian Art & Antiques
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001635
- Title
- The Possessed
- Author
- Camus, Albert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st UK Edition
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
Terms of Sale
Charles Vivian Art & Antiques
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Charles Vivian Art & Antiques
Biblio member since 2016
Rosscarbery, Cork
About Charles Vivian Art & Antiques
The Book Shed Gallery - open Sunday to Friday by appointment. Antiques, pictures and second hand and rare books especially on the arts, history, biography, travel, horticulture and poetry
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- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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