Set This House on Fire
by Styron, William
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394444825
- ISBN 13
- 9780394444826
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Random House, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stated First Printing of the First Edition. A Very Good copy in a Very Good dustjacket. Book has shelfwear, edgwear, toning to pages, soiling to edges of text block, and a tight split in the front endpapers; DJ has shelfwear, edgewear, soiling, and scattered nicks. Interior is tight, clean, and unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in.
Synopsis
Set This House on Fire, is a novel by William Styron, set in Italy centred on the themes of evil and redemption. The narrator, Leverett, is a lawyer from the South, but the story is primarily told through the recollections of its protagonist, a troubled artist named Cass.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 623127
- Title
- Set This House on Fire
- Author
- Styron, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394444825
- ISBN 13
- 9780394444826
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, Ny, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- WHAR.893, , , , , , , ,
Terms of Sale
Arundel Books of Seattle
7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). We pack carefully.
About the Seller
Arundel Books of Seattle
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Seattle, Washington
About Arundel Books of Seattle
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.