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Notes of an Alchemist
by Eiseley, Loren
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Laszlo Kubinyi. Near Fine cloth with gilt lettering and designs on spine and cover and Very Good DJ in protective Brodart mylar cover. Gilt lettering is brilliant and clear. Spine is straight and tight. Light sun fading and soiling to top edge of front cover, otherwise I would classify the book as Fine. All pages bright and clean. No markings, creases, or tears. DJ is Very Good with moderate shelf wear and chipping to top and bottom and 3/4 inch closed tear at top of front cover and light sun fading to spine. Not ex lib, not clipped, not remaindered. Index of first lines and titles. 127 pages.
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- Bookseller
- William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000385
- Title
- Notes of an Alchemist
- Author
- Eiseley, Loren
- Illustrator
- Laszlo Kubinyi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 127
- Keywords
- poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
Biblio member since 2018
Greenwood, South Carolina
About William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts specializes in modern poetry and southern history, with an emphasis on first and signed editions.
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- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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