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The Painted Word
by Wolfe, Tom
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible Good/good +
- ISBN 10
- 0374228787
- ISBN 13
- 9780374228781
- Seller
-
Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1975. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Collectible Good/good +. Octavo, pp. [8], 3-121, [1]. Stated first printing. Blue boards with taupe spine and gilt accents; fading at board edges. Signature on title page, although the authenticity as Mr. Wolfe's cannot be verified (and seems a bit suspect); no other writing or marks observed. Firm binding; no loose pages. Lightly tanned pages and edges. Dust jacket with light sunning and small stains. Dust jacket encased in a clear, protective cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wayside Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10926
- Title
- The Painted Word
- Author
- Wolfe, Tom
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible Good
- Jacket Condition
- good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0374228787
- ISBN 13
- 9780374228781
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art & Design; Art & Illustrated Books;
Terms of Sale
Wayside Books
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Most books are mailed in cardboard boxes, with protection for the book and padding to avoid damage en route. Some paperback books shipped within the US may be mailed in bubble envelopes.
About the Seller
Wayside Books
Biblio member since 2021
Pittsburg, Kansas
About Wayside Books
Wayside Books LLC is owned by Dianne and Steven Cox, currently operating their online store in Southeast Kansas. We have honed our rare book skills at the Rare Books School at the University of Virginia and the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. We sell modern first editions and collectible fiction, as well as children's books and non-fiction books, with an emphasis on history, politics, social sciences, and the arts.
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- First Edition
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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