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Tuck Everlasting
by Babbitt, Natalie
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1975. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author and inscribed to a previous owner in 2003. Bound in publisher's original red cloth with upper board lettered in blind and titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Near Fine wit ha faint scratch to the front cover and several pages lightly bent. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with a corresponding scratch to the front panel, light sticker (?) reside to the top of the rear panel, and light edge wear.
Synopsis
Tuck Everlasting is an award winning children's fantasy novel by Natalie Babbitt, published in 1975. The book explores the concept of immortality and the reasons why it might not be as attractive as it at first appears.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140942199
- Title
- Tuck Everlasting
- Author
- Babbitt, Natalie
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Fine
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- 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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