SPY IN THE VODKA [SIGNED TWICE]
by Thomas, Ross
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1967. First British Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 256 pages; VG/G+; spine black with gray stripe, yellow and red lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '21s net'; front flap has a crease, closed tear to front upper corner, closed tear to front middle lower edge, mild chipping to all edges, head and tail of spine; small piece of paper adhered to the ffep, possibly from removal of a bookplate; INSCRIBED by Ross Thomas twice, once on the title page and once on the front pastedown; previously published in the US as The Cold War Swap in 1966; LP consignment; shelved case 7. 1290084. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1290084
- Title
- SPY IN THE VODKA [SIGNED TWICE]
- Author
- Thomas, Ross
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.