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Imaginary Friends [Signed Bookplate Laid-in]
by LURIE, Alison [Stewart]
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Coward-McCann, 1967. First Edition. First Printing. Signed bookplate loosely laid in at the title page. Octavo (22cm); orange paper covered boards and black cloth backstrip; titled in gilt on spine and in blind to front cover; bright yellow endpapers; dustjacket; 278pp. Spine ends gently pushed; minor bumps to bottom board edges; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $4.95); 3cm closed tear to the upper rear panel; tiny closed tear to lower edge; Very Good+. In the author's third novel, two scientists infiltrate the ranks of the Truth Seekers--whose credo involves sex, spiritualism, and a flying saucer messiah.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53189
- Title
- Imaginary Friends [Signed Bookplate Laid-in]
- Author
- LURIE, Alison [Stewart]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Lorne Bair Rare Books
All items are offered subject to prior sale. Orders must be prepaid, though billing may be arranged for institutions and customers with established credit. Payment may be made by Check, Money Order, Paypal or by valid credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover). Any item may be returned within 10 days of receipt for full refund. Signed and manuscript items carry an unlimited guarantee of authenticity.
About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
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- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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