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IMAGES OF TRUTH. REMEMBRANCES AND CRITICISM. Signed by Wescott, Glenway
- Bookseller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 27639
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Harper & Row
- Place: New York
- Date published: 1962
Description
New York: Harper & Row, 1962 First Edition Inscribed on the front free endpaper. 'Inscribed to Otis P. Yost by his appreciative friend Glenway Wescott, November 21, 1962'. Yost was an editor at Harper & Row in mid-2000. A near fine, fresh copy in blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a bright, better than very good dustwrapper with some light use and a neat repair to a closed tear on the upper front panel. 8vo. 210 pp. An eloquent evocation of the art of fiction writing through appreciations of Isak Dinesen, Katherine Anne Porter, Somerset Maugham, Thomas Mann, Colette and Thornton Wilder. . First Edition.
dustwrapper : Another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
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. Also known as the back.
front free endpaper : The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book. It may be plain or decorative.
gilt : The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book. The edges of the text block, or an inlay in the front cover of the boards, for example.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
inscribed : a short note written by the author or a previous owner in the beginning of a book, generally accompanied by a signature.
A.N. : When used to describe the condition of a book refers to As New, "the book is in the same immaculate condition in which it was published. There can be no defects, no missing pages, no library stamps, etc., and the dust jacket (if it was issued with one) must be perfect without any tears," as defined by AB Bookman's Weekly
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
closed tear : A tear in which no material has been lost.
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