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The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman
by J P Donleavy
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Allen Lane, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. The dust jacket is price clipped and has slight wear to edges. Pages are clean and binding is tight. First printing of the British edition. A very good copy of Donleavy's eccentric novel. 1978
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- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3452
- Title
- The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman
- Author
- J P Donleavy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Allen Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Reader’s Books
Biblio member since 2019
Petworth, West Sussex
About Reader’s Books
Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...