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Knock On Any Door - Signed, 2nd Printing
by Motley, Willard
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Media, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton- Century Company, Inc., 1947. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Hardcover/ no DJ; Near Fine condition. SIGNED & inscribed by author (""For the mother and father of my good friend xxxx- Hoping you will both like this- my first attempt. Sincerely Willard Motley/ June 11, 1947"") on 1st blank page. First Edition, 2nd printing; c. 1947, ""(2)"" on last page of text. Gray- tan cloth binding tight, bright, square & clean w/ little to no wear. NO bumps, frays, scuffs or spine discolor. All blue lettering (w/ shadowed title) crisp & intact. Text is tight, clean & unmarked w/ only very light toning. NO brown spotting, hinge splits, etc.; NOT ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy- displays extremely well.
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- Bookseller
- EDM Book Loft
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 165
- Title
- Knock On Any Door - Signed, 2nd Printing
- Author
- Motley, Willard
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton- Century Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Bumps
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