TRUE GRIT
by Portis, Charles
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968. [1st State, Advance Reader Copy]. Softcover Octavo; VG-/no-DJ (saline cover); White spine with green text; Book shows notable wear; Age toned with foxing on covers and text block; Creasing along cocked spine and certain corners of front and back covers; Rubbing, bumping, and/or chipping along outer edges and corners; Faded marking on front cover; Front end paper of text block has been removed, otherwise durable and clean, text legible; pp 215. Shelve Case #8. 1271538. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Synopsis
True Grit tells the tale of fourteen-year-old Mattie Ross from Dardanelle, Arkansas, and how she sets out to avenge his death at the hands of a no-good outlaw. She manages to illicit the help of hard-drinking Marshal Rooster Cogburn in her quest.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1271538
- Title
- TRUE GRIT
- Author
- Portis, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- [1st State, Advance Reader Copy]
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- 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...