Galatea
by Cain, James M
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [9], 3-242, [6] pp. Light purple cloth with purple lettering and decorations on the front board and spine, gold topstain. Price of $3.00 on front flap of jacket. Ahearn APG 023a. An attractive copy of one of Cain's later novels. Near Fine with a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown in a Near Fine dust jacket with a few tiny hints of wear to the extremities.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00006418
- Title
- Galatea
- Author
- Cain, James M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
Terms of Sale
Evening Star Books
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
Biblio member since 2007
Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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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...
- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...