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Citizen Hearst: A Biography of William Randolph Hearst (Easton Press)
by Swanberg, W. A
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Helena, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Easton Press, 1988. Collector's Edition. Leather Bound. Near Fine. Collector's edition is near fine with just a touch of shelf wear including a tiny rub spot at half title page. 555 pages with collector's notes laid-in. Leather bound with gilt emboss, ribbon marker, page edges gilt, and raised bands to spine. Remains an attractive copy of this installment in the Easton Press library of American history.
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- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21135
- Title
- Citizen Hearst: A Biography of William Randolph Hearst (Easton Press)
- Author
- Swanberg, W. A
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
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Barker Books & Vintage
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Helena, Montana
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- 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....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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