The Tiger in the House
by Van Vechten, Carl
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- good++/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Binghamton, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York : Knopf, 1920. 1st Edition thus . Hardcover. good++/No Jacket. NOT ex-library. Natural linen spine w/ partly faded edgeworn indigo bds. Back hinge cracked. Photo frontispiece intact. Number 171 of 2000 copies. Index. Van Vechten's famous book on house cats. With sepia toned photos, repros. 38252 shelf
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gil's Book Loft (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 044908
- Title
- The Tiger in the House
- Author
- Van Vechten, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - good++
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition thus
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1920
- Pages
- 367
- Keywords
- cats
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gil's Book Loft
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Binghamton, New York
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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....
- 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,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...