new y: Alfred A. Knopf , 1968. Book. Illus. by Edward Gorey. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight very carefully used copy. This copy has a previous owner's book plate tipped to the reverse of the front board, small short gift inscription to the half title page. The PC kacket has some rubbing wear, some edge wear, edge chipping, light staining to the jacket reverse, several shortish closed tears. THIS ITEM IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY.

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Bookseller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 039946
Title: The Very Fine Clock
Author: Muriel Spark drawings by Edward Gorey
Illustrator: Edward Gorey
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition/First Printing
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication: new y
Date Published: 1968
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Pat Cramer, Bookseller

I accept cash, checks, money orders and bank cards. International orders paid by check must be made out to a United States bank branch. International orders paid by money order must be a postal money order made out in United States dollars. You can return any book that you purchase from me if you are not satisfied with it.

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Pat Cramer, Bookseller

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2006

Lewisville, Texas

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About Pat Cramer, Bookseller

I have been selling used and rare books internationally since 1985.I tend to list modern fiction because that is what i know the most about.I specialize on horror and suspense fiction because these are two areas that i enjoy most and because they are two areas that I know the most aboutI am not a generalist dealer but I have been known to list a small percentage of anything that looks interesting to me, fiction and non-fiction, to bring new customers to my site.

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PC: Partially chipped (dustjacket)
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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...