Tahiti
by Conrad, Barnaby
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
£32.26£22.58
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About This Item
New York, U.S.A.: Viking, 1962. The author is a painter residing in Tahiti, he tells about his life, the local personalities, the history particularly the artwork in historical collections. SIGNED by Author with personal dedication to Half Title. CONDITION Brown bds with crisp Gilt title (very fresh, not worn) Red end papers, pp 164 illus throughout with b/w photo's current to publication, plus hitorical photography and art (tight and clean interior) Original wrapper is very fresh, not price clipped and only faint rubbing to extremities.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8140
- Title
- Tahiti
- Author
- Conrad, Barnaby
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Art History Biography
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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