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Hospital of the Transfiguration (English and Polish Edition)
by Lem, Stanislaw
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0151421862
- ISBN 13
- 9780151421862
- Seller
-
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt, 1988. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x1x8. Very good red boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; Contents clean and unmarked. VG dust jacket not price clipped; light rubbing along edges. 207pp. Remainder mark on top page edge. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
Synopsis
It is 1939; the Nazis have occupied Poland. A young doctor disturbed by the fate of Poland joins the staff of an insane asylum only to find a world of pain and absurdity to match that outside. Translated by William Brand. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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Details
- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 040539
- Title
- Hospital of the Transfiguration (English and Polish Edition)
- Author
- Lem, Stanislaw
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0151421862
- ISBN 13
- 9780151421862
- Publisher
- Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Size
- 5x1x8
- X weight
- 16 oz
Terms of Sale
Imperial Books and Collectibles
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
Imperial Books and Collectibles
Biblio member since 2012
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
About Imperial Books and Collectibles
Imperial Books and Collectibles, LLC is a partnership of retired professionals and avid collectors who are liquidating their own collections of books while assisting others to market their books both online and in a retail outlet under the "ImperialBks" banner. In business since 2010, ImperialBks has sold over ten thousand of high quality paper items through various channels with a uniformly high degree of customer satisfaction. Our mission is to treat both clients and customers like royalty, giving great value and personal attention to each.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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