Random House, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First printing stated. 8vo in light olive cloth, title in gilt. Binding tight and square, modest shelf wear, small ink stain at the bottom of the spine. The dustjacket is not price-clipped, light rubbing at the corners and bottom of the spine, shallow chipping at the top of the spine.

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Bookseller: Dunaway Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 282578
Title: The City of Trembling Leaves
Author: Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 2811112782
ISBN 13: 9782811112783
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 1945

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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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.