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An Almanac for Moderns
by PEATTIE, Donald Culross
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Very Good+. Lynd Ward. 8vo. Pp. 396. Tan cloth, titles stamped in black on the cover and spine, dark green rules on the spine, head edge dyed green: edges very lightly soiled, leaves and boards crisp and bright. In the two color illustrated dust jacket, price $3.00 intact on the front flap: Slightly chipped with short closed tears,rear flap upper corner clipped. "An essay on biology in 365 parts" from the great naturalist and poet, with signs of the zodiac ink drawings Lynd Ward. The dust jacket is a fine example of art-deco style. Dust jacket preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6041
- Title
- An Almanac for Moderns
- Author
- PEATTIE, Donald Culross
- Illustrator
- Lynd Ward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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