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Man on the Move: The Story of Transportation (Signed)
by Firestone, Harvey S., Jr
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine/Near fine
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
New york: G. P. Putnam;s Sons, 1967. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. 8vo. 318pp. Illustrated. Black cloth, gilt spine titles. Trace of foxing along the top edge, residue from a paper clip n the front free endpaper else a fine copy. The dustwrapper is not price-clipped and is lightly worn at the edges and folds else is in near fine condition. Errata slip laid-in and another tipped in. Inscribed by Firestone to Dolores Hope. Also laid in are four original 5 by 7 inch black and white photographs: Two show Bob Hope and the author, Harvey Firestone. Another sows Hope, Firestone, Joan Crawford and Mrs. Charles F. Willis, Jr. The fourth photograph shows Hope and President Lyndon Johnson. All photographs are in fine condition and seem to have been taken at a USO function. Accompanied by a letter from the Bob and Dolores Hope Charitable Foundation certifying that this copy came from the Hope library.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18843
- Title
- Man on the Move: The Story of Transportation (Signed)
- Author
- Firestone, Harvey S., Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam;s Sons
- Place of Publication
- New york
- Date Published
- 1967
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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- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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