Doubleday & Co.. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 270 pp; Minor edge wear on corners and spine tips, light foxing on fore edges, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Binding is cocked but tight. DJ has some light scuffing and edge wear, spine is faded and has a small 1' scrape. Dust jacket protected in clear Brodart cover. .

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Bookseller: Glover's Bookery, ABAA, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 92509
Title: ELIXIR OF LIFE: A HISTORICAL NOVEL OF NEW ORLEANS
Author: Cowdrey, A. E
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Doubleday & Co.
Date Published: 1965
Keywords: Louisiana, Historical Fiction, Novels, Literature
Bookseller catalogs: Modern 1st editions;
Size: 8vo.

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Glover's Bookery, ABAA, LLC

Glover's Bookery, ABAA, LLC; Bookseller Since 1978, store hours : Weds - Sat 12:00 - 5:00 EST, 859-253-0614, orders@gloversbookery.com, 862 S. Broadway, Lexington, KY 40504 Terms: US$ by check on US bank or Visa, MC, or Amer Exp; all personal checks held for 10 days before item(s) can be shipped; 10 day return for any reason. All items subject to prior sell. Ship/hnd: multiple volume sets counted by the book (ie. 4 vols = 4 books). Some oversize books may require additional shipping. If so we will notify you with options before your order is processed. All orders have free Delivery Confirmation and on line tracking **All International orders may be delayed due to customs beyond the quoted delivery times** We will bill libraries and institutions on 30 day terms with your Purchase Order number. FOR RETURNS USE THIS ADDRESS: Glover's Bookery 232 Pindell Ct Lexington, KY 40515

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Glover's Bookery, ABAA has been buying and selling used and rare books since 1978. We have a large bookstore in Lexington, KY open to the public on Weds. to Sat. from 12pm - 5pm eastern.

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Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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...
Brodart: Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
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....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cocked: Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...