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HABITANT OF DUSK: A GARLAND FOR CASSANDRA [SIGNED]
by Derleth, August; Utpatel, Frank [illustrator]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Walden Press, 1946. Limited First Edition, #170/300. Hardcover. Small octavo, unpaginated; VG/VG; grey spine, no text; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.00'; jacket has very minor rubbing and age toning; boards are strong, bumping at spine head and tail, age toning around edges and along hinge, otherwise clean; age toning on pastedowns and endpapers; limited first edition - number 170 of 300 copies, signed by both Derleth and Utpatel on limitation page, also signed by Derleth on front endpaper; shelved case 8. 1284147. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1284147
- Title
- HABITANT OF DUSK: A GARLAND FOR CASSANDRA [SIGNED]
- Author
- Derleth, August; Utpatel, Frank [illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited First Edition, #170/300
- Publisher
- Walden Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1946
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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