The House of all Sorts
by Carr, Emily
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ (Book Condition)/Good (Jacket Condition)
- Seller
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Oxford, 1944. Book. Very Good+ (Book Condition). Hardcover. First Edition. Second printing, 1945. A very nice copy with owner's name on front pastedown, and minimal rubbing to edges. Jacket has 2" chip crown of spine, as well as light chipping along edges. Overall, a very nice copy. [Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair.].
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- Bookseller
- Montreal Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 501097
- Title
- The House of all Sorts
- Author
- Carr, Emily
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ (Book Condition)
- Jacket Condition
- Good (Jacket Condition)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1944
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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