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Salts of the Sound;
by McAdam, Roger Williams
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Stephen Daye Press, 1939-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Signed by Author. Stephen Daye Press; Brattleboro, 1939. Hardcover. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by author directly on half title page. A Very Good, blue cloth binding with black lettering on spine and black illustration on front board, binding sturdy and intact, deckle fore-edge, top text block edge a bit dusty with some scattered foxing, some rubbing and mild discoloration to board and spine edges, trace discoloration to pastedowns/endpapers, bit of age toning to pages, in a Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, sunned spine and verso, moderate edge and cover wear with several tears and chips along edges, large crease top and bottom front panel and bottom rear panel , Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 247pp., indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1032348
- Title
- Salts of the Sound;
- Author
- McAdam, Roger Williams
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Stephen Daye Press
- Date Published
- 1939-01-01
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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