The Collected Stories of Peter Taylor
by Peter Taylor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- Seller
-
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Farrar, Strauss, Giroux, 1969. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition, First Printing. Very good or better in like jacket. Ownership signature of author John Metcalf on FFEP. Black cloth with gilt titling to spine and minor lean to spine. Very minor edgewear to foot of spine. Minor sunning of the jacket spine and rubbing to right edge of front cover near flap with minor spotting to back cover. Otherwise, a tight and clean copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Biblioasis
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013097
- Title
- The Collected Stories of Peter Taylor
- Author
- Peter Taylor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Farrar, Strauss, Giroux
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Biblioasis
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
Biblioasis
Biblio member since 2021
Windsor, Ontario
About Biblioasis
A general used & new book shop, we specialize in Canadian literature, first editions,
signed books, the eighteenth century, and books about books. Open since 1998, we
have a large selection of history, literature, philosophy, art, music, religion,
science, and technical books.
signed books, the eighteenth century, and books about books. Open since 1998, we
have a large selection of history, literature, philosophy, art, music, religion,
science, and technical books.
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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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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