THE OVERCROWDED BARRACOON AND OTHER STORIES
by NAIPAUL, V.S
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York : Knopf, 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Stated First American edition. 286 pages. Bright orange cloth with titles in gilt. Octavo. In a complete, bright dust jacket in a mylar protector [see my photo]. A beautiful copy, scarce in this condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Studio Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 089371
- Title
- THE OVERCROWDED BARRACOON AND OTHER STORIES
- Author
- NAIPAUL, V.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Studio Books
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About the Seller
Studio Books
Biblio member since 2004
Corvallis, Oregon
About Studio Books
Studio Books is located in the University town of Corvallis, Oregon. Visitors are welcome by chance or appointment. Over thirty-five years of bookselling experience.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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...