The Last Commandment
by Coxe, George Harmon
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Charlotte Hall, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, BCE/BOMC, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates with date penned on ffep. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is book club edition with several small edge tears, chipping and scuffing.. This collectible, " VERY GOOD" condition first edition book club copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Collectible copy of a scarce title.
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Details
- Seller
- rarefirstscom (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 001902
- Title
- The Last Commandment
- Author
- Coxe, George Harmon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- 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...
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...