The Spirit of St. Louis
by Lindbergh, Charles A
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good +
- Seller
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. 1st. Hardcover. Near fine/very good +. Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth covered boards with the spine and cover stamped in gilt. Minor shelf wear and slight rubbing to head and heel, otherwise fine. Some wear to extremities of dust jacket, particularly chipping at the head & heel and corners. Endpapers illustrated with a reproduction of an original aquatint by Burnell Poole. Previous owners bookplate.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9024944
- Title
- The Spirit of St. Louis
- Author
- Lindbergh, Charles A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Rare
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.)
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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....
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...