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The Winthrop Covenant
by Auchincloss, Louis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0395240816
- ISBN 13
- 9780395240816
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover in black cloth with gilt titling. Very Good/Very Good. A very nice copy with a nice jacket protected by a Brodart cover. There is some light soiling to the dust jacket which bears a price of $8.95. Text block is unmarked with light toning. Paper changes about 2/3's of the way through. Slight slant to the spine and some light rubbing and shelf wear is evident. Corners bumped. Red top edge, full number line.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Librariana Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 286
- Title
- The Winthrop Covenant
- Author
- Auchincloss, Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in black cloth with gilt titling
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0395240816
- ISBN 13
- 9780395240816
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Bookseller catalogs
- FINE BOOKS;
Terms of Sale
Librariana Fine Books
- Any item may be returned within 10 days for any reason. Items should be return shipped insured and with prior notice at the owner's expense. It must arrive in the same condition as originally shipped.
- All items have Mylar protection on the dust jacket or are presented in sleeves whenever possible.
About the Seller
Librariana Fine Books
Biblio member since 2022
Portland, Oregon
About Librariana Fine Books
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Our mission is to help individuals, families and organizations furnish their bookspaces in a way that reflects their personality and values.
Beginning with fine books, and extending to other "librariana" - art, antiques and collectibles that make a space a library. We also repair books, and consult with home owners, organizations and bookstore owners looking to make their bookspaces into purposeful sanctuaries.
Whether your bookspace is a corner shelf in a bedroom, or a grand corporate space for meetings and work, Librariana can help "improve your library".
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- 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...
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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