Secker & Warburg 1971. FIRST EDITION, super octavo, teracotta buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, top page edges stained orange- faded, illus full title page, xii + 559pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, spine sl cocked, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, moderate tanning & foxing, moderate creasing, chipping & staining to edges)

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Hard To Find Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 295378
Title: Kent State: What Happened and Why
Author: MICHENER, JAMES A
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Secker & Warburg 1971
Keywords: first edition Kent state riots university students faculty clashes violence US America American

Terms of Sale

Hard To Find Books

Fast and professional shipping. All stock is returnable within seven days of receipt if it does not match description.

About the Seller

Hard To Find Books

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2004

DUNEDIN

Ask Seller a Question

About Hard To Find Books

New Zealand's largest Bookdealer.We stock:History, First Editions, Military,Science, Law, Car manuals, Antiquarian, Genealogy, New Zealand, Travel, Art, Politics, Royalty, Aviation, Science, Technology, Humanities, Sport, Nautical,Poetry, Literature etc

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...
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...
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...
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....
Cocked: Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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...
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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...