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THE DEATH OF METHUSELAH AND OTHER STORIES (SIGNED)
by Singer, Isaac Bashevis
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1988. Limited First Edition. Leather-bound. Fine. Octavo, 6 x 9 in., pp. vii + 244, Signed by author on front flyleaf. This Franklin Library Limited edition is bound in light brown, genuine leather with elegant 22-karat gold accents. Gilt lettering on classic hubbed spines of three raised bands dividing four panels. All edges gilt to protect against dust and moisture. Marbled endpapers, and sewn-in silk ribbon book mark. Pages are thread-sewn for strength and durability, have long-lasting, acid-neutral, archival quality paper, and a handsome, readable typeface. Clean, tight, bright. Includes separate advertisement for the publication from The Franklin Library.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85455
- Title
- THE DEATH OF METHUSELAH AND OTHER STORIES (SIGNED)
- Author
- Singer, Isaac Bashevis
- Format/Binding
- Leather-bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, PA
- Date Published
- 1988
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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- 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...
- 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...
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