The Seven Stairs
by BRENT, Stuart
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Galena, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff pictorial wrappers. xi, 231pp. Illustrations. Near fine. Spine ever-so-faintly sunned. First of this Touchstone softbound edition of the 1962 Chicago bookman's memoir, tight and lovely. Inscribed and signed by the author (1912-2010) large and bold (if tremulous) in black fineline on front flyleaf: "For / Elizabeth, / From -- / Stuart / Brent / with / pleasure!" Elizabeth "Ibby" Malott was wife of Robert Malott (1926-2018), noted Chicago businessman, CEO of FMC Corporation, Republican politico and philanthropist.
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44315
- Title
- The Seven Stairs
- Author
- BRENT, Stuart
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books; Chicago; Bibliography & Books About Books;
Terms of Sale
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
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About the Seller
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Galena, Illinois
About Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA
Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts has been serving book lovers, collectors and institutions since 1991. Our inventory of quality out-of-print books spans 50 subjects, while the extensive autograph holdings have a decidedly historical bent, reflecting personages from every field of human endeavor.
Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...