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The Little Disturbances of Man
by Grace Paley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine with some gently worn spots at edges and corners/Very good, some lightly chipped spots at top of spine that also has a 1/4" tear to seam of back that additionally has a small pi
- Seller
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Ridgewood, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York City, NY: The Viking Press, 1968. Second Edition. Hardcover octavo, cherry red cloth boards with black lettering on spine in an illustrated dust jacket, 189 pp. Near fine with some gently worn spots at edges and corners/Very good, some lightly chipped spots at top of spine that also has a 1/4" tear to seam of back that additionally has a small piece missing from pull quote area, otherwise only some minimal discoloration mars this crisp sound dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamson.
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- Bookseller
- Better Read Than Dead
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 389
- Title
- The Little Disturbances of Man
- Author
- Grace Paley
- Illustrator
- Jacket design by Mel Williamson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover octavo, cherry red cloth boards with black lettering on spine in an illustrated dust jacket, 189 pp
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine with some gently worn spots at edges and corners
- Jacket Condition
- Very good, some lightly chipped spots at top of spine that also has a 1/4" tear to seam of back that additionally has a small pi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York City, NY
- Date Published
- 1968
Terms of Sale
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Better Read Than Dead
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Ridgewood, New York
About Better Read Than Dead
Better Read Than Dead has been selling used books and other printed materials in Brooklyn, NY since 2012. We currently operate two open storefronts and an ever-growing online inventory.
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- 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...
- Jacket
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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