New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. 375 pp, stated First Edition, with NAP. Binding tight and square, pages clean and unmarked, text block top-edge with white spots (3) on blue stained edge, else black cloth and spine letters crisp. DJ, unclipped, Near Fine, in protector. .

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 007603
Title: Portrait of a Romantic
Author: Millhauser, Steven
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 039441165X
ISBN 13: 9780394411651
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1977
Keywords: Arthur Grumm - romantic - fictional character
Bookseller catalogs: LITERATURE;
Size: Octavo

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West Side Book Shop, Located in downtown Ann Arbor, was established in 1975 by Jay Platt, a member of the ABAA. West Side Book Shop offers a wide selection of used and rare books.

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Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Crisp: A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.