A Gnome There Was and Other Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy
by Padgett, Lewis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Kennesaw, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. First Edition. Jacket design by K. Chester and drawing by Edd Cartier. VG+ red boards and silver lettering (light rubbing, sticker ghost on rear pastedown) in an about VG+ unclipped dustjacket (edgewear, chipping to head and tail of spine, dampstain on verso near tail of spine).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Crow Hop Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 766
- Title
- A Gnome There Was and Other Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Author
- Padgett, Lewis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
Terms of Sale
Crow Hop Rare Books
Institutions billed per their requirements. Reciprocal 20% Dealer Discount. ALL ITEMS SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE. Books returnable up to ten (10) days after purchase with prior notification. All credit cards accepted. Postage: $4.00 for first book, $2.00 for each thereafter for USPS media mail. Postage for larger books, international orders, and priority mail quoted individually.
About the Seller
Crow Hop Rare Books
Biblio member since 2019
Kennesaw, Georgia
About Crow Hop Rare Books
Established in 2018, Crow Hop Rare Books sells a variety of unusual and hard to find material, including photo albums, vernacular material, signed/inscribed first editions, African Americana, ephemera, and midcentury Americana.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...