American Beauty
by Ferber, Edna
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Cotuit, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Very Good. 1931. Hardcover. SIGNED by author. Limited to 150 copies. Heavy beige cloth with beveled edges, lightly soiled. Gilt spine title and front illustration. Bookplate. Paper toned, some light marginal finger smudging.; 8.5 X 5.6 X 1.7 inches; 313 pages .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Isaiah Thomas Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50-46K2-FNZ3
- Title
- American Beauty
- Author
- Ferber, Edna
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc
- Date Published
- 1931
Terms of Sale
Isaiah Thomas Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Isaiah Thomas Books
Biblio member since -1
Cotuit, Massachusetts
About Isaiah Thomas Books
Member: Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers. "One of the finest in N.E. (&) the premier used book shop on Cape Cod" - Used Book Lovers Guide. We have about 70,000 booksv Located half way between Falmouth and Hyannis, we are named in honor of the famous colonial era printer and philantrophist, founder (1812) of the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, where we in 1969. There we were stewards and renewers of a decorative Queen Anne Victorian. On Cape Cod since 1969, we take care of the newest (1860) Crocker family home in Barnstable's village of Cotuit: a tall peaked Italianate now painted pink and four other colors. The owner's training has included work in four libraries and apprenticeship with the Irving Ephraim (1908) - 1989) who began his own career during the depression. Assistants have always known the meaning of "book person." Remembering with fondness Mr. E. and the enormous influence of our home town librarians, we try to continue their tradition of service. Open Tues. - Sat. 10 - 5, Sun. 12 - 5. Open Monday in the summer.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...