The Frightened Pigeon
by Richard Burke
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Harwich Port, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1944. Book. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New York: Putnam's, 1944. First edition. 248 pp. 8vo. Red cloth hardcover, black lettering. No dust jacket. Spine slightly askew. Board corners bumped, rubbing to edges of boards. Back hinge loose. Text unmarked. A charming novel! A solid reading copy. Good..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rose's Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GR031205B406
- Title
- The Frightened Pigeon
- Author
- Richard Burke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Modern First Editions;
Terms of Sale
Rose's Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Rose's Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Harwich Port, Massachusetts
About Rose's Books, IOBA
Rose's Books is an Internet-only rare and used book service, located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. We publish and distribute scholarly imprints by Clock & Rose Press.
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
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