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A World of Light: Portraits and Celebrations
by Sarton, May
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York; (1976): W. W. Norton & Co., Inc. First Edition. Octavo. Review Copy with errata slip laid in. 254pp. Heart warming portraits of May Sarton's most influential friends and family. A great deal about a person is seen in the people close to them. Bound in green cloth, spine lettering gilt. A near fine copy in unclipped dust jacket with just a hint of toning to rear panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003111
- Title
- A World of Light: Portraits and Celebrations
- Author
- Sarton, May
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Co., Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York; (1976)
- Keywords
- First edition 1st Dust Jacket Journal of a Solitude
Terms of Sale
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
We accept Visa, MC, American Express and Discover. All books are carefully described and may be returned within ten day if the customer is not satisfied. Members ABAA, ILAB. Shipping is $5 for US orders based on books weighing 2 lbs. Worldwide shipping available.
About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 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...
- 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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