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Last and First Men
by Stapledon, W. Olaf
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Manasquan, New Jersey, United States
Item Price
£378.29£302.63
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1931. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 371pp. Beautiful First US Edition with "First Published in America in 1931" on the copyright page. Bound in tan cloth with titles in black on spine; Currey's "B" binding. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some softness to the heel. Very well-preserved with no toning or foxing to pages. Small booksellers ticket on the rear paste-down. Bookplate on front paste-down. Very attractive clipped dust-jacket has some neat repairs to joint on the verso and only noticeable at the spine ends and then just barely. Spine and edges toning. A bright example and uncommon in any condition. A sharp collectable copy at a great price. (Currey p.400).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Brenner's Collectable Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015055
- Title
- Last and First Men
- Author
- Stapledon, W. Olaf
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine/Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror;
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About the Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books
Biblio member since 2006
Manasquan, New Jersey
About Brenner's Collectable Books
35 Plus years buying and selling collectable books. Member ABAA, ILAB, IOBA.
An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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....
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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