Useful Knowledge
by STEIN, Gertrude
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London / New York: John Lane The Bodley Head, [1929]. First English Edition. First impression, from American sheets with cancel title page. Octavo (25cm). Black cloth, titled in red and green on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 208pp. Tight, straight copy, just about Fine, in the original publisher's dustjacket, priced 10/6 on spine; light wear, a few small closed tears to edges, and a long split along front joint (reinforced on verso); Very Good.
A collection of miscellaneous short pieces. Preceded by the American edition (Payson & Clarke, 1928); the U.K. edition was assembled from American sheets with a cancel title page matching the design of the American edition but replacing the publisher's name. This a quite attractive copy in the original printed dustwrapper.
A collection of miscellaneous short pieces. Preceded by the American edition (Payson & Clarke, 1928); the U.K. edition was assembled from American sheets with a cancel title page matching the design of the American edition but replacing the publisher's name. This a quite attractive copy in the original printed dustwrapper.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55795
- Title
- Useful Knowledge
- Author
- STEIN, Gertrude
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Edition
- Publisher
- John Lane The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London / New York
- Date Published
- [1929]
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Women;
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
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- New
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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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...