The Gangrene
by Silvers, Robert (Translation from the original French) Lyle Stuart (Introduction) Jerome Lindon (Publisher-Original French edition "La Gangrene") )
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/About Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Lyle Stuart, 1960. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/About Fine. 96 pp. Light blue cloth over boards, gilt spine lettering. First printing (McBride 7th rvsd ed. pg 123 FE or NAP). Book Condition: Very Good+ ; an almost impercetable top/bottom edge toning, just a sliver's worth, tiny bit cocked else fine. Dust Jacket is bright and fresh with a v. small amount pinspot wear to extremities. Near Fine. A sharp copy, not hard to find but as good a copy as there is out there.
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Details
- Bookseller
- DuBois Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002134
- Title
- The Gangrene
- Author
- Silvers, Robert (Translation from the original French) Lyle Stuart (Introduction) Jerome Lindon (Publisher-Original French edition "La Gangrene") )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- About Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Lyle Stuart
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
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About the Seller
DuBois Rare Books
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New York, New York
About DuBois Rare Books
Dealing in fine, rare and odd books since 2009; collecting since forever.
Glossary
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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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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....