UNTO THE SONS
by Gay Talese
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Jackson, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Library, 1992. Leather Bound. Near fine condition with few flakes missing in gilt cover design - clean unmarked book - tight binding. Signed by author - marbled end-papers. Raised bands on the spine, with gold decorations and title on spine. All edges gilt. Silk bookmark attached. Publisher's card laid in showing author's photo and other info. Book color is actually darker red than shown in my photo.
Synopsis
Unto the Sons is a 1992 book by Gay Talese. The book traces the origins of Talese's own family, beginning with his great-grandfather in Maida, Italy, his grandfather who immigrated to Pennsylvania and Talese's father, who immigrated to the United States separately following World War I.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walker's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RDJC10-10
- Title
- UNTO THE SONS
- Author
- Gay Talese
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pa
- Date Published
- 1992
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Franklin Library;
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...