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Adventures Of The Mind: From The Saturday Evening Post
by Thruelsen, Richard; Kobler, John (Editors); Van Doren, Mark (Introduction)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stated First Edition. The Book Is Bound In Red Cloth With Gilt Lettering, Rules And Decoration On The Spine. The Cover Shows Fading At The Edges. The Top Edges Are Dyed Yellow. No Ownership Information Present And The Text Appears To Be Clean And Without Marks. The Unclipped Jacket Has Minor Wear And A Few Small Chips And Tears. The Slip Case Is Worn And The Surface Coating Is Chipped.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037274
- Title
- Adventures Of The Mind: From The Saturday Evening Post
- Author
- Thruelsen, Richard; Kobler, John (Editors); Van Doren, Mark (Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Pages
- 285
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Anthology; Civilization, Modern - 20Th Century; Civilization, Modern. Essays, General
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- 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....
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