Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A: Little, Brown and Company, 1954. First. Hardcover. Good/Poor. 5 3/4" X 8 1/4. Hirschfeld, Al. GOOD / DUST JACKET POOR. First Edition, stated. [10], 240 pp. Text clean and unmarked except for previous owner's name at free front endpaper. Pages very slightly toned. Illustrated throughout with caricatures by Al Hirschfeld in b/w. Black cloth boards lettered in gilt at spine. Corners rubbed, upper corners slightly bumped, spine top and tail rubbed, lower spine sunned. Dust jacket protected in library dust jacket cover, very toned, slightly soiled, edges rubbed and chipped, corners chipped, 1/2" area of loss at top of spine, 2" x 2" area of loss at lower spine. Unclipped. Front hinges slightly loose, back hinge good. binding overall intact and stable.

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Bookseller: RPL Library Store (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: GR002440
Title: Treadmill to Oblivion
Author: Allen, Fred
Illustrator: Hirschfeld, Al
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Poor
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Place of Publication: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A
Date Published: 1954
Size: 5 3/4" X 8 1/4
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Memoir

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Tail: The heel of the spine.
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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...
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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...
Poor: A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
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....

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