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The League of Frightened Philistines
by Farrell, James T
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Minus/Poor
- Seller
-
Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States
Item Price
$32.39$25.91
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About This Item
Vanguard, 1945-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Minus/Poor. 0x0x0. Good first edition in poor price unclipped dust jacket ($2.75). Some wear, small tears evident at front hinge and title page. Previous owner's bookplate on free front endpaper.Jacket is poor with heavy wear, missing chunks, flaps repaired on reverse with archival quality tape. Currently protected in an archival quality clear Brodart cover. We use quality packaging materials. Scarce.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Third Person Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- K9TLOFP
- Title
- The League of Frightened Philistines
- Author
- Farrell, James T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Vanguard
- Date Published
- 1945-01-01
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 1.50 lbs
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- 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...
- 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...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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