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The Glory of the Hummingbird [Signed]
by Peter De Vries
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1974. Very Good/Very Good. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1974. First Edition. Signed by De Vries without inscription at title page. Octavo. 276 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Black boards stamped in gilt and black.
Unclipped dust jacket rubbed along edges with a few minor nicks and mild dust soiling with a couple patches of dampstaining along bottom of spine. Moderate lean to boards, light wear to edges, and some mild scuffing. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
Unclipped dust jacket rubbed along edges with a few minor nicks and mild dust soiling with a couple patches of dampstaining along bottom of spine. Moderate lean to boards, light wear to edges, and some mild scuffing. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26751
- Title
- The Glory of the Hummingbird [Signed]
- Author
- Peter De Vries
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1974
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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