CITY LIFE
by Barthelme, Donald
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ binding/near Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
-
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1970. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/near Very Good dust jacket. Octavo. [8], 168 pp. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's cloth; previous owner bookplate on the front free endpaper else a clean bright copy inscribed by Barthelme on the half title; dust jacket is a trifle shelf worn at the extremities but is now protected in a mylar cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4052
- Title
- CITY LIFE
- Author
- Barthelme, Donald
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ binding
- Jacket Condition
- near Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Box K
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature and Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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About the Seller
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
Biblio member since 2011
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
About Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
Booksellers for more than 15 years, offering a general stock with an emphasis in Special Press, Art and Photography, Literature and Americana. We prided in our high level of customer service—if you aren't satisfied with either the book or the service you've received let us know about it so we can make you happy. Additionally, we offer a wide range of bookbinding and book repair services. Check us out atfacebook.com/michaelpyronbookbinder.Given the nuances in book repair and binding, I can offer a close estimate based on images of your book, but will need to have book in hand in order give you a firm estimate. And as always, we buy books!
Glossary
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...