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THE WEARY BLUES
by Hughes, Langston; Van Vechten, Carl [introduction]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First Edition, Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 109 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine tan with black lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$2.00." Moderate shelf wear. Severe chipping to dust jacket, along with age-toning and rubbing. Word "The" torn on front cover and head of spine. Front flap detached. Tearing along spine and fore edge of rear flap. Age-toning and some scattered foxing throughout interior pages. Shelved in Case 0. Langston Hughes' first book. First edition, fifth printing; review of "Fine Clothes to the Jews" on rear cover, which was published in 1927. 1374451. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1374451
- Title
- THE WEARY BLUES
- Author
- Hughes, Langston; Van Vechten, Carl [introduction]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Fifth Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
- 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.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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