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The Mezentian Gate
by Eddison, E. R
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Plaistow: Curwen Press, 1958. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Keith Henderson. xxiv, 246pp. Illustrated by Keith Henderson. Decorated endpapers. Publisher's green buckram, spine gilt. Upper inner hinge partially cracked else a fine, bright copy. The dustwrapper is clipped at the bottom of the front flap else is fine as well and with an unfaded spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17828
- Title
- The Mezentian Gate
- Author
- Eddison, E. R
- Illustrator
- Keith Henderson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- Curwen Press
- Place of Publication
- Plaistow
- Date Published
- 1958
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
Glossary
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- 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...
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