Islands of Books
by Powell, Lawrence Clark
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Ward Ritchie Press, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Black cloth spine with gilt titles, papered boards with black illustration; toned, with light edgewear. Spine cocked forward slightly. Binding sound. Lacking the glassine wrap. Pages lightly toned, text unmarked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Bin (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BBS-2018192
- Title
- Islands of Books
- Author
- Powell, Lawrence Clark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Ward Ritchie Press
- Date Published
- 1951
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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The Book Bin
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About The Book Bin
The Book Bin is a locally owned and operated business that has been in the same family since 1983. We are an ABA- and ABAA-affiliated general-interest bookstore with two stores in Salem and Corvallis, Oregon. We have over 30,000 items listed for sale online, and a dedicated rare book room in our Salem location. Books in our rare book room cover a wide range of subjects, with a focus on science fiction, fantasy and horror, literature and poetry, metaphysics, and children's books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...