What is a Classic?
by Eliot, T.S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Fair
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, England: Faber & Faber, 1944. 32 pp. Bright blue boards with gold lettering on spine only. There is minor rubbing to the extremities and minor wear to the corners. Binding is square and tight. The dust jacket is unclipped, wth pencilled-in price of .75 cents. Toning throughout the jacket, plus several tears and .5" holes. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. This is a publication of Eliot's speech given at the Virgil Society iin 1944. Eliot was the society's first president, having served from 1943-1944.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Fair. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032177
- Title
- What is a Classic?
- Author
- Eliot, T.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- Eliot, The Virgil Society
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
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Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....