Random House, 1962. 126pp. Original black blindstamped cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated (b/w photographs). Pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowing with age. Binding is cracked (but pages are still secure). boards have sunning to edges. Clipped DJ is sunned with some finegr soiling. Shelfwear to DJ (chipping to heel of spine with small tape repair, rubbing to extremities). Looks nice in protective mylar covering. Nice reading copy. . First Thus, Collectible. Hard Cover. Good -/Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mylared.

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Bookseller: after-words bookstore (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 108013
Title: A Thousand Clowns
Author: Herb Gardner
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good -
Jacket Condition: Good -
Edition: First Thus, Collectible
ISBN 10: 0394407776
ISBN 13: 9780394407777
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 1962
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: Plays Drama
Bookseller catalogs: Plays; Drama;

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Reading Copy: Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
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....
Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...