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A Suitable Boy
by Seth, Vikram (SIGNED)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060170123
- ISBN 13
- 9780060170127
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: HarperCollins, 1993. True First US Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Number line: 93 94 95 96 97 RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Stated First US Edition. 1349 pp. Genealogical ep's, quarter black cloth spine with gilt text, black paper covered boards, HarperCollins colophon blindstamped bottom right front panel. Hint of rubbing at spine ends, corners as new. Unclipped, unpriced DJ has light shelf wear, creased rear flap and scratches on rear panel. Book is from the collection ot Toronto author/poet, Greg Gatenby whose signature and date of acquisition is on top corner ffep.Association/ Dedication copy:" for Greg Vikram Seth Toronto 14 X 93". Digital images available on request. Book weighs over 4 lb. and may incur extra shipping costs. DEDICATION COPY by AUTHOR. Bookseller's Inventory # 122912
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002912
- Title
- A Suitable Boy
- Author
- Seth, Vikram (SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- True First US Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0060170123
- ISBN 13
- 9780060170127
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Lower Beverley Better Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Shelf Wear
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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Dedication Copy
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- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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