The Eye and the Finger
by Wandrei, Donald
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in an about Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($3.00), soiled at the spine, lightly rubbed at the edges. Black buckram, lightly rubbed, with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, signature of science fiction author Chad Oliver on the front endpaper, clean internally. A collection of horror and weird tales by the co-founder of Arkham House.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7544
- Title
- The Eye and the Finger
- Author
- Wandrei, Donald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Arkham House
- Place of Publication
- Sauk City
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- Horror, Thriller, Weird Tales, Lovecraft, Ashton Smith, 20th Century Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....