The Wanderer (Le Grand Meaulnes)
by Alain-Fournier
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Sacramento, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New Directions. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine. Scarce reprint by New Directions published as NC16 in its New Classics Series (circa 1940s). The dust jacket is one of several done for this series by the famous graphic designer Alvin Lustig. A fine book, bright and clean inside and out. In a very good dust jacket ($1.50 price intact) with light chipping to the spine ends and corners, and a touch of soiling to the rear panel. A very attractive copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Magus Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7788
- Title
- The Wanderer (Le Grand Meaulnes)
- Author
- Alain-Fournier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- New Directions
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Magus Books
Biblio member since 2005
Sacramento, California
About Magus Books
Independent bookstore specializing in John Fowles and other modern first editions.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...