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Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour, An Introduction
by Salinger, J. D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Little, Brown and Company, 1963. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Continues the saga of the Glass family of New York. Orig. published as separate pieces in the New Yorker in 1955 & 1959, respectively, this is the Second Edition in book form, nd (1963). Hardcover small 8vo with gray cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to spine is in VG condition: very clean, binding straight & strong, pages slightly off-white. Former owner's name in neat pen to ffep, else unmarked. Fading to exterior edges about 1/2" all around both bottom & top. The unclipped DJ (with $4.00 price intact) is Good with chipping to both ends of spine & all corners, long top edge of front cover; random rubbing & light soil. Nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time) ship same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022146
- Title
- Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour, An Introduction
- Author
- Salinger, J. D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- NEW YORK CITY FAMILY FAMILIES FICTION TEENAGERS ADOLESCENTS
Terms of Sale
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- ND
- no publisher's date given
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