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Humanity Comes of Age: A Study of Individual and World Fulfilment
by Alder, Vera Stanley
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very good
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Andrew Dakers Limited, 1950. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. 12mo. Publisher's orange cloth, gilt spine titles. Bookplate of former owner else a fine copy. The dustwrapper is not price clipped; it is chipped at head and tall if spine, lightly soiled, else very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17797
- Title
- Humanity Comes of Age: A Study of Individual and World Fulfilment
- Author
- Alder, Vera Stanley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- Andrew Dakers Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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