A Roomful of Hovings and Other Profiles
by John McPhee
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1979 1979 reprint of the author's fifth book. Unclipped dust jacket with price intact. Clean text and interior. Tight, square binding. Green cloth with gilt title on spine. Small, closed tear on rear jacket panel. Catalog of author's twelve other books on back of jacket.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Genesee Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100860
- Title
- A Roomful of Hovings and Other Profiles
- Author
- John McPhee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Date Published
- 1979
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About the Seller
Genesee Books
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Rochester, New York
About Genesee Books
Online book seller out of Rochester NY. My tastes are libertine and quirky and the selection of books tends to reflect those preferences.
Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.