A Fine and Private Place
by Beagle, Peter S
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670314242
- ISBN 13
- 9780670314249
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Viking Press, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Beagle's first book. Clipped dust jacket now in new archival sleeve. Top foredge somewhat foxed. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Synopsis
A Fine and Private Place is a fantasy novel written by Peter S. Beagle, the first of his major fantasies. It was first published in hardcover by Viking Press on May 23, 1960, followed by a trade paperback from Delta the same year, and a regular paperback in the United Kingdom from Corgi in 1963. The first U.S. paperback publication was by Ballantine Books in 1969. The Ballantine edition was reprinted numerous times through 1988.
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Details
- Bookseller
- ThriftBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1540787783
- Title
- A Fine and Private Place
- Author
- Beagle, Peter S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670314242
- ISBN 13
- 9780670314249
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Date Published
- 1960
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....