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The Face of A Nation
by Wolfe, Thomas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- very good/very good +
- Seller
-
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Scribner's, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. very good/very good +. Edward Shenton . 312p, octavo. A very good copy in a very good + jacket. Original black cloth boards with green title blocks and gold lettering. "CL" printed on copyright page indicating a true first. Previous owner's bookplate pasted to front end paper. End papers are browned, appears to be binder's issue from glue. Minor wear to extremities. Dust jacket is unclipped, with price of $2.75 on front flap. Nicked at spine ends, with minor wear and closed tears along edges. Front cover lightly rubbed. Decorations by Edward Shenton.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old New York Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49659
- Title
- The Face of A Nation
- Author
- Wolfe, Thomas
- Illustrator
- Edward Shenton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Scribner's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
Old New York Book Shop
Biblio member since 2017
Atlanta, Georgia
About Old New York Book Shop
The Old New York Book Shop was founded in 1971. I was located at 1069 Juniper St in Atlanta for more than 25 years. After the advent of the internet I moved to my home. I am a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America). All books are returnable for any reason within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. Books are described in adherence to the strict code of ethics and professionalism employed by the ABAA.
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- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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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